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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Thursday became the first woman in Senate history to cast 10,000 votes in the chamber. Murray, who is the first female Senate president pro tempore, announced the milestone in a post on her Twitter account, vowing that she will not be the only woman to reach the achievement.   “I […]

Former state Sen. Jason Rapert was caught with two loaded guns in his carry-on luggage at Little Rock National Airport Wednesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chances are shrinking fast for a key gun-control proposal to make it through the Tennessee Legislature in the wake of a deadly school shooting, as GOP lawmakers are pushing back against the Republican governor’s proposal to keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others faces. Tennessee has become […]

The bill, put forward by the ranking members of both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly, would change the state’s recognition from a “Day of Special Observance” to a paid holiday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, won praise at her Senate hearing Thursday as “a champion of the working class” even as some key Democrats were unwilling to voice support, creating uncertainty about her confirmation prospects. A handful of moderate Democrats have not publicly stated whether they will vote […]

ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister insisted Thursday his office bore no responsibility for the escape of a Russian businessman wanted by the United States, and blamed Milan judicial authorities for having released him to house arrest despite a flood of U.S. warnings that he posed a high flight risk. In a briefing to lawmakers, […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced its first batch of judicial nominees in the more than two months Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has been absent. Committee members passed seven nominees with bipartisan support, while declining to do so for several others who will need the support of Feinstein to proceed. Democrats hold an 11-10 […]

House Republicans on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in female athletic programs, moving to the national stage an issue that has thus far mainly played out in state legislatures and individual sports associations. The legislation — titled the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and sponsored […]

Editor’s note: The resolution blocking the police accountability bill was the third time this year the House has moved against a measure passed by Washington D.C. A previous version of this story contained incorrect information. The House voted on Wednesday to block Washington’s police accountability bill from taking effect, the latest time this year that […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana deliberately misgendered a transgender colleague in demanding that she be censured for language she used on the floor while speaking against a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for children. The Montana Freedom Caucus posted its demand on Twitter Tuesday evening — […]

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s National Assembly on Wednesday ratified President Miguel Díaz-Canel for a new five-year term, in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis. More than 400 representatives to the assembly who were ratified by voters in March took office early Wednesday and then convened the chamber to […]