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Here are five things to know about Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic Michigan state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” He broke the record on Tuesday, giving a speech that lasted 25 hours and four minutes.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker carried an all-night speaking filibuster in protest of President Donald Trump’s agenda into Tuesday morning.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has launched an investigation into one of the state’s Medicaid insurance providers after allegations that the company illegally spied on Texans.

A county clerk in New York refused to file a more than $100K Texas judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.

President Donald Trump has praised tariffs and announced an array of import duties on specific countries and products since taking office.

The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer Patrick Henry to persuade colonists to prepare for war against Great Britain.

At the first stop of their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour out West, two of the Democratic Party’s most unabashed progressive lawmakers had plenty to say about President Donald Trump. But they also had some strong words for their own party.

Ben & Jerry’s claims its CEO was wrongly fired because of the ice cream company’s progressive political stance.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday closing the Department of Education. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us more.

Nine other members of the Democratic Caucus — a contingent of mostly swing-state and retiring senators — eventually joined Schumer in voting to advance the Republican funding proposal

We’re learning more about what Texans want lawmakers to work on in Austin. The Texas Politics Project asked 1,200 people their priorities for this spring. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports it explains much of what’s happening this session.

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to censure  Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. The Republican-controlled body voted 224-198, including 10 Democrats in favor of approving the resolution.

Here’s what it means to be censured in Congress.

The border visit aims to highlight how the Trump administration’s tougher immigration policies have led to fewer arrests for illegal crossings.

Protestors in Serbia threw smoke grenades and tear gas during a Parliament session Tuesday in an effort to denounce government corruption. Three were injured, and one was hospitalized.

As the federal government vows to to tackle rising prices, there are key steps consumers can take to bring monthly costs down.

The Texas Democrat disrupted Trump early in his speech and was removed soon after.

President Donald Trump’s speech in Congress started with disruptions by Rep. Al Green from Texas.

A top government official named designated survivor to preserve the presidential line of succession in the event of a catastrophe.