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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Padilla to fill the vice president-elect's Senate seat. He'll be the state's first Latino senator.
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The two Democratic challengers for the U.S. Senate believe focusing on health care during a pandemic will motivate voters for the Jan. 5 runoff. If both win, their party will control the U.S. Senate.
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For years, the Democrats have been pushing the state further blue. The former astronaut's swearing-in trims the Republican majority in the Senate to 52-48.
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A loosely assembled group of House and Senate lawmakers released a legislative framework they hope can break the months-long impasse between party leaders and the White House on pandemic relief.
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Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan won re-election Wednesday, giving Republicans control of 50 seats in the Senate as two races in Georgia head to runoffs in January.
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The election season's spotlight on the militia threat is glaring for Eric Parker. Federal authorities consider him a domestic extremist. That hasn't stopped his run for the Idaho Legislature.
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The contest between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, could determine control of the U.S. Senate.
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Toomey is leaving politics when his term ends. It triggers a new, major political battle for his seat in 2022. The news puts a key swing state seat up for grabs in the next midterm election.
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A Senate hearing on the coronavirus pandemic follows the day after the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 200,000 people. The session is underway now.
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Live coverage: Senate committee hears from White House Coronavirus Task ForceMembers of the White House Coronavirus Task Force are briefing a Senate panel this morning, Wednesday, September 23 at 10:00 a.m. EST, on the federal…