Why Harris’s Barrier-Breaking Bid Feels Nothing Like Hillary Clinton’s
They still wear suffragist-white outfits and cheer on the prospect of “Madam President.”
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The Confidants Guiding Harris for the Most Important Days of Her Life
Her revamped presidential campaign has quickly added loyalists from her 2019 primary bid. Her former aides have returned to write a convention speech and see her through a debate against Donald J. Trump. Her sister flew to Washington, joining her as she made a pork roast and marinated over her choices for a running mate.
Democrats Aim for a Breakthrough for Black Women in the Senate
Carol Moseley Braun, one of only two Black women to have been elected to the Senate in U.S. history, was in Paris on Wednesday when she was informed that another Black woman, Angela Alsobrooks, had won the Democratic nomination for an open Senate seat in Maryland.
Angela Alsobrooks Defeats David Trone in Maryland Democratic Senate Primary
Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s Senate seat on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a popular Republican former governor that could determine control of the chamber.
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders introduces four-day workweek bill
Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, introduced a bill to establish a four-day US working week.
Democrats cite AI gains and automation in Senate bill calling for 32-hour workweek
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats cited advances in artificial intelligence and automation Thursday in their argument for a bill that would mandate a 32-hour federal workweek. "Despite massive growth in technology and worker productivity, millions of workers in our country are working longer hours for low wages," Sanders said after gaveling open a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. "The sad reality is Americans now work more hours than the people of any other wealthy nation," the committee chair and Vermont independent said later. The bill introduced by Sanders and Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., would re
In California, Senate Battle Has the Most Intrigue
California is a big part of Super Tuesday, but don’t expect a big turnout in the state.
Inside the battle for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
In the wake of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s death, the race to replace her seat has come down to three Democratic Representatives and two Republicans, one of them a former baseball star — with voters deciding which pair of candidates will proceed to the November ballot on Tuesday.
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