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The Feinstein fault line threatens to upend Senate comity

The situation threatens to escalate the conflict that is slowly killing the norms and traditions that once earned the Senate the moniker of “world’s greatest deliberative body.”

Elephant seals nap while they dive, study finds, shedding new light on sleep

Elephant seals avoid predators by sleeping while they dive, a new study has found. The research published Thursday in Science sheds new light on the universal mammal need for sleep and the species' persistence through centuries of widespread hunting. The large aquatic mammals spend up to seven months at sea at a time — most of it on repeated back-to-back dives...

South Florida facing gas shortage after storms, floods

South Florida is facing gas shortages across the region after it was pummeled with severe storms last week that brought historic rainfall and widespread flooding. About 55 percent of gas stations in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are without fuel as of Thursday morning, according to GasBuddy’s Southeast Florida Live Gas Station Outage Tracker. Another about...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis super PAC makes hires in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina

A superPAC supporting a potential Gov. Ron DeSantis White House bid reportedly made key hires in states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Washington, DC, health insurance exchange admin apologizes to House members for data breach

A top administrator of Washington’s District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority apologized for a data breach that released personal information on members of the Congress.

McCarthy celebrates House passage of bill protecting women’s sports, says vote fulfills GOP promise

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy celebrated the passage of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Thursday, which he said is a day for "fairness" for women in sports.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signs bill that bans providing gender reassignment surgeries to minors

A bill signed by Gov. Doug Burgum makes it illegal to give gender-affirming surgery to anyone under the age of 18 in North Dakota. All North Dakota Democrats voted against the bill.

North Carolina becomes latest state to pass bill banning trans athletes from girls’ sports teams

The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed legislation that would prohibit biological males who identify as female from playing on girls' sports teams.

North Carolina Republicans aim to revoke governor’s ability to pick community college boards

Republican lawmakers of a North Carolina Senate committee approved a measure that would allow the General Assembly to revamp the state’s community college boards.

Chief Justice Roberts asked to testify in Senate on Supreme Court ethics amid Thomas controversy

Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics rules amid controversy surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas' vacations.

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