Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, 81, was hospitalized after undergoing a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung, her office said on Tuesday.
The Senate is on track to confirm Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary, President Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after firing Kristi Noem amid a public backlash over the administration's immigration enforcement and mass deportation operations.
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico faced fierce backlash after a resurfaced video showed him urging Texans to go meat-free to fight climate change.
Republicans have begun putting Democrats on the record on President Trump's top legislative priorities as the Senate heads into its second week debating the SAVE America Act.
President Trump is sending ICE agents to airports starting Monday to help relieve security lines at the nation's airports, even as the move drew sharp criticism from Democrats and the union representing TSA workers.
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy.
