North Dakota voters approve age limit for congressional candidates
Legal scholars say the law could remain on the books indefinitely because no elderly candidate might challenge the restriction they deem likely unconstitutional.
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Legal scholars say the law could remain on the books indefinitely because no elderly candidate might challenge the restriction they deem likely unconstitutional.
Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and EMILYs List president, was named to fill California's Senate seat left open by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California.
Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing to be able to use out-of-state petition circulators to gather signatures.
Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate as well as the longest-serving senator from California.
The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein leaves an open seat in the Senate for California.
The San Francisco native was first elected to the city's board of supervisors in 1969. She became mayor and then won election for a Senate seat in 1992. Five additional terms followed.
Dianne Feinstein found Harvey Milk's body when he and the San Francisco mayor were assassinated — and she broke the news to the world.
A Minnesota lawmaker isn’t mincing words when it comes to the latest health scare in Congress. As Caroline Cummings reports, there is bipartisan support for term limits, but it won’t be a quick fix.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips on Wednesday called for term limits for members of Congress, following the second time this summer Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during a news conference.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein has given her daughter power of attorney, according to a legal document.
The 90-year-old senator has about 18 months left in her term.
Feinstein also contracted encephalitis and continues to suffer from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, her office said Thursday.
Feinstein, 89, was escorted through the Capitol in a wheelchair and appeared briefly on the Senate floor to cast a vote.
Feinstein, who has been absent since February because of health problems, asked for a temporary replacement on the panel.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has missed dozens of votes as she recovers from shingles.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, has served in the U.S. Senate for three decades.
