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LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who has faced calls to resign from fellow Democrats, asked Wednesday to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee while she recovers from illness that has kept her away from Washington for weeks. Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress at 89, said in a statement […]

From helping elevate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to the Speaker’s chair to shaping the debate over the GOP’s policy agenda, the list of House Republicans making waves through the early months of their new majority goes beyond the top brass and committee chairs.  Here are five GOP lawmakers who have helped define their conference during […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s constitution is caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war. With an effort to enshrine abortion rights looming this fall, an influential mix of Republican politicians, lobbying organizations and business interests is positioning to try to make another change to the state’s founding document first. They’re pushing an amendment that would raise the […]

The Shelby County Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reappoint Justin J. Pearson to his seat.

The Republican-controlled Arizona House on Wednesday voted to expel a GOP lawmaker from the state-level chamber after she invited a guest speaker before a committee to make unvetted criminal allegations against elected officials. 

High school protests are drawing increasing attention across the country as students walk out of classrooms — and sometimes into government buildings — to make their voices heard on a myriad of issues.

Two House Democrats called on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign on Wednesday, a stunning move underscoring the rising concern over her prolonged absence from the Senate. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was the first Democrat to publicly call for the 89-year-old Senate stalwart to step down, despite her plans to retire at the end of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Lawmakers and leaders are reacting after the Shelby County Commission unanimously voted Wednesday to appoint Justin J. Pearson to his seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Chants from Pearson’s supporters filled the room after all seven commissioners in attendance voted “Yes” to the decision. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris signed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — From the National Civil Rights Museum to the inside chambers of the Shelby County Commission, hundreds followed behind Justin J. Pearson in anticipation of his appointment to the Tennessee House of Representatives after his expulsion less than a week ago. Wednesday night, he celebrated with supporters at the Unity Party hosted by […]

DENVER (AP) — Cindy Powers was driven into bankruptcy by 19 life-saving abdominal operations. Medical debt started stacking up for Lindsey Vance after she crashed her skateboard and had to get nine stitches in her chin. And for Misty Castaneda, open heart surgery for a disease she’d had since birth saddled her with $200,000 in […]

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida executed a man known as the “ninja killer” on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection, the governor’s office said. He was convicted of killing Robert Sturmfels, 56, […]