LOS ANGELES When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city...
WJXT 2023-10-02 22:27:13 • 1 min
The death of Senator Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat, immediately turns the spotlight to an intense, ongoing three-way battle to replace her,...
The New York Times 2023-09-29 14:20:00 • 1 min
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell during the opening of the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on September 05, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty...
The Conversation US 2023-09-29 17:05:58 • 1 min
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the death of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, sources...
CBS News 2023-10-02 03:11:00 • 1 min
LOS ANGELES California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris presidential campaign, to fill the...
WJXT 2023-10-02 03:09:38 • 1 min
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced Saturday he will challenge newly indicted Sen. Bob Menendez for his Senate seat next year. "After calls to...
CBS News 2023-09-23 21:04:00 • 1 min
California Governor Gavin Newsom has chosen EMILY's List President, Laphonza Butler, to replace the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, as per a source familiar...
Benzinga 2023-10-02 07:44:52 • 1 min
Butler is now the only Black woman in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.
Fortune 2023-10-02 15:05:09 • 1 min
After his unlikely win, in 1972, he spent his single term pushing for a more liberal foreign policy, particularly toward Africa. Dick Clark, a long-shot...
The New York Times 2023-09-23 19:27:13 • 1 min
Fresh off a high-profile impeachment acquittal, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested in his clearest terms yet that he could launch a primary...
POLITICO 2023-09-21 02:54:34 • 1 min
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) State Rep. Deon Tedder has won the Democratic nomination for an open South Carolina Senate seat by 11 votes, according to results...
U.S. News & World Report 2023-09-22 13:16:22 • 1 min
California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a pioneering woman in politics, died Thursday, September 28 at the age of 90. Jane Pauley looks back at her trailblazing...
CBS News 2023-10-01 13:40:34 • 1 min
WASHINGTON No shorts on the Senate floor. The Senate voted Wednesday evening to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...
WJXT 2023-09-28 03:24:35 • 1 min
EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler has been nominated to replace late Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last week, representing California. Governor...
RTTNews 2023-10-02 12:33:46 • 1 min
Naming Laphonza Butler to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat appears to meet California Gov. Gavin Newsom's criteria for the post: a Black woman but...
U.S. News & World Report 2023-10-02 22:02:30 • 1 min
Despite that flurry, party leaders are staying silent on the indicted New Jersey senator's political fate so far.
POLITICO 2023-09-26 15:31:18 • 1 min
The California Democrat, the oldest member of the Senate, had been declining in health for months. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing Democratic...
The New York Times 2023-09-29 12:48:37 • 1 min
After the Senate passed a resolution Wednesday formally requiring men to wear a coat, tie and slacks or other long pants, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.)...
POLITICO 2023-09-28 01:23:55 • 1 min
Filling the open seat on the Judiciary Committee requires at least 60 votes in the Senate, meaning it would require GOP support.
POLITICO 2023-09-29 15:12:24 • 1 min