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State Sen. Kim Jackson on Making History As the First Openly LGBTQ+ Senator in Georgia

"I wish that there were other people who could do it with me. So there is that pressure. But it's also a gift."

AOC Blasts GOP For Caring More About Their Anti-Trans Agenda Than Averting Government Shutdown

Ocasio-Cortez said that the Republican party is “completely out of step with the American people.”
Senate

Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Feinstein's Seat

Butler is the president of EMILY's List.

Government Shutdown 2023: What Does It Mean?

A 45-day extension was passed to avoid a government shutdown. Here's what happens now.
Biden Impeachment

Surprise: The GOP's First Biden Impeachment Hearing Was a Complete and Utter Flop

The witnesses all but confirmed that House Republicans have no evidence of wrongdoing, only adding to the party’s humiliation amid their disastrous funding standoff.

Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90

Feinstein was the longest-serving woman Senator.

Private Equity Companies Are Taking Over the World

“What private equity does looks a lot like looting.”
Senate

Mitch McConnell Froze Up Again While Talking to Reporters

The 81-year-old Senate minority leader stopped speaking for more than 30 seconds.

The United States Is a Gerontocracy

Here’s what that means.
SCOTUS

The Conservative Justices Sure Love Taking Free Trips From Republican Donors

Samuel Alito took a private jet to Alaska for a luxury trip with a conservative billionaire.

Joe Biden Just Announced He’s Running for President Again

And Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate.

John Fetterman Opens Up About His Hospitalization and Mental Health

“Address your depression. I was skeptical it would make anything better, but it did.”
Senate

Dianne Feinstein Is Becoming a Big Liability—And Republicans Know It

The 89-year-old senator, who has been on medical leave since February, is giving Mitch McConnell and Co power to block Joe Biden's court nominees by refusing to step down.

It Is a Lot of Work to Be Poor and Disabled

The rollback of emergency public health measures enacted during the pandemic will make things worse.
Fetterman's Fitness

Senator Fetterman Is Expected To Return To Work After Treatment for Depression

The Pennsylvania senator has been praised for speaking openly about his health.
2024

It Looks Like a Lot of Republicans Will Enter the 2024 Presidential Primary

That's what happened in 2016 too.
Congress

A Progressive Arizona Congressman Is Running to Unseat Kyrsten Sinema

 “The rich and the powerful, they don’t need more advocates,” Rep. Ruben Gallego said.

Ticketmaster Faces Congressional Hearing After Taylor Swift Debacle

Resale tickets went up to over $22,000.

What the Democratic Party Owes Young Voters

Young people need policies that actually benefit them! 

Meet the Teenagers Who Keep the US Senate Running

Here’s an inside look into the hectic life of Senate pages.