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Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her retirement from politics.

The Conversation

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 18 (April 14, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 18 (April 14, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17 for U.S. Senate in North Carolina

Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) is not running for re-election. The candidates that have performed best in recent polling and have received the most media attention are Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark…

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US courts of Western NC have had only white male judges for 150 years. Is that changing?

This month, President Joe Biden and the U.S. Senate made Supreme Court history. Now it may be the Western District of North Carolina’s turn.

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 1

Welcome to the April 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Herschel Walker's no-show looms large over Senate GOP debate

ATLANTA — Former football great Herschel Walker skipped the first major Republican U.S. Senate debate, but his absence at the event in Gainesville on Saturday helped shape the back-and-forth among the five candidates who showed up.

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Greiten's wife submits abuse evidence

Sheena Greitens says ex-husband's attacks show "he cares more about his campaign for U.S. Senate than his sons"

Salon

Black women now lead 3 of Penn’s prestigious law journals. They talk about what other change they’d like to see

PHILADELPHIA — When Chayla Sherrod learned she had been selected as the next editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review — the oldest and one of the most prestigious law journals in the country — she was thrilled.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)

In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska’s special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania

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Stock Market Drops As Treasury Yields Continue To Rise; Health Care Stocks Outperform

The stock market fell as Treasury yields rose and the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to revoke Russia's trade status.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court

US Senate confirms Jackson to the Supreme Court in what Democratic Party leader calls ‘joyous day’ for the country.

Al Jazeera

Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2022

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of March through April 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

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Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 34 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal, 94 U.S. district courts, and on the Court of International Trade.…

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Al Franken, now on his stand-up comedy tour, discusses politics, humor, the Grateful Dead and Bill Walton

On his “The Only Former U.S. Senator Now on Tour Tour,” Al Franken is proudly singing the praises of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and denouncing the Grateful Dead as the most boring and overrated band of all time.

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What’s on the ballot today

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Warnock's ex-wife takes legal action over child custody

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's ex-wife is seeking changes to their child custody arrangement in court documents that claim he's in "willful contempt" of the agreement as she attempts to move outside of Georgia.

ABC News

Daylight saving ends in Australia today. In America, they're debating whether to make it permanent

America is debating whether to make daylight saving permanent, exposing deep divisions between morning people and those who want sunshine at the end of the day. But the issue was put on the national agenda by one man exploiting a strange quirk of US Senate rules.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 16 (March 31, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

The Independent UK

Busch beer heiress enters Missouri US Senate race

Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat

The Independent UK

Busch beer heiress Valentine enters Missouri US Senate race

Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Scott Sifton drops out of US Senate race, throws support behind heir to Busch fortune

Former Missouri State Sen. Scott Sifton on Monday dropped out of the Missouri U.S. Senate campaign and offered his support to a member of the Anheuser-Busch empire who has yet to declare her candidacy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

How Pennsylvania's major pension plan fell out of love with Bridgewater, the world's biggest hedge fund

At the peak, the PSERS retirement plan gave almost $5 billion to Bridgewater Associates to invest, paying it among the plan's highest fees, as well — nearly $700 million since 2004. Bridgewater was the plan's biggest outside money manager.

The Independent UK

Campaigns weigh strategy options if Ohio primary is delayed

Ohio's primary election is scheduled for May 3 and it's just six weeks away

The Independent UK

Democrat Abby Broyles drops out of race for 5th District

Democrat Abby Broyles says she’s dropping out of the race for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District

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