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Newsom to pick Laphonza Butler, EMILY’s List head, to fill Senate seat on an interim basis
The California governor is set to announce that Butler will replace longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein, fulfilling a promise to name…
Senator Chuck Schumer celebrates 50th anniversary of hip-hop on senate floor
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took to the Senate floor on Friday to celebrate the legacy of hip-hop, marking…
Senator under fire for remarks about ‘White nationalists’ in military
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) took heat on the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday for comments he made about…
The Senate has no Black women. Lisa Blunt Rochester’s bid could change that.
This story was originally published by The 19th By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester is…
Nancy Abudu becomes first Black woman appointed to 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nancy Abudu, an attorney for a prominent legal advocacy group, will become the first Black woman to serve on the…
Herschel Walker put $535K political contribution into his personal business account: Report
Herschel Walker may have finally found himself in hot water after a blockbuster report from The Daily Beast, which details…
Georgia runoff: Candidate quality meant fewer Republicans turned out for Walker
By Andra Gillespie, Emory University Runoff elections tend to be races of attrition. Turnout will most likely be lower, as…
With Raphael Warnock’s reelection, Congress’s club of pastor politicians holds on to one of its few members
By Robert Speel, Penn State Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory against Republican challenger Herschel Walker means that the U.S. Senate will…
Three reasons Democrats want a victory in Georgia — and 51 senators
This story was originally published by The 19th The party could more easily deliver on the promise of a more…
