Sen. Tommy Tuberville has finally — albeit partially — surrendered his blockade on military appointments and confirmations. After a lunchtime meeting with members of the GOP on Tuesday, Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced that he…
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Joe Manchin Is Retiring From the Senate
Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2024. In a video statement released on social media, Manchin stated that “after months of deliberation and…
Senate Voted to Let Vets With Mental Issues Keep Guns Hours Before Maine Shooting
Robert Card, an Army reservist with a history of mental health issues, is suspected of killing at least 18 people at multiple locations in Maine on Wednesday. Hours before the rampage, the…
Laphonza Butler Becomes First Openly LGBTQ Person of Color in Senate
The former president of Emily’s List was sworn in on Tuesday, replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week Laphonza Butler was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first…
How Bob Menendez’s Gold Bars Convinced This New Jersey Democrat to Run for Senate
New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim was taking his kids to their annual checkup on Friday when his phone went haywire. “I was in the doctor’s office with them, they were running around…
Republicans Are Melting Down Over the Relaxed Senate Dress Code
Senator Susan Collins is threatening to wear a bikini to work. Why? Because Chuck Schumer has done something that threatens the very fabric of the republic: relaxing the Senate’s dress code in…