On health care, Schatz supports Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on the latter’s single-payer health care proposal. He has also proposed a plan to expand Medicaid to let every American buy into the federal ...

The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.

San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus is facing removal after a cascade of allegations — some scandalous, some concerning ...

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are viewed by Senate insiders as the three lawmakers competing to succeed ...

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The veteran senator's departure will set off a mad scramble both for his Senate seat and for younger colleagues eager to move ...

The 80-year-old added that “a strong Democratic bench” would be “ready to serve” in his place — without naming any immediate ...

Anthony Albanese is on the verge of securing a political resurrection according to the latest Newspoll and could be re-elected as Prime Minister with a surprise majority.

Mr. Trump issued an executive order opening up the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, which lies some 750 ...

The Illinois Democrat has announced he will retire at the end of his term next year after nearly three decades in the Senate.

Hours after swearing an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

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