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Standards briefly slipped for US politicians. If only the rest of society could follow suit, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

With a government shutdown just days away, late Wednesday lawmakers once again turned to address the dress code on the Senate floor.

The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that senators could wear what they want when voting or speaking in the chamber

New Jersey senator strikes defiant tone to reporters and accuses some of ‘rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey has announced that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges

Rep. Andy Kim challenged fellow Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez after the senator refused calls to resign after a bribery indictment.

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The Senate dress code whining isn't really about propriety, not from the party of Donald "Capitol Riot" Trump

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision not to enforce an unofficial dress code has elicited strong reactions and dominated talk on Capitol Hill, even as a potential government shutdown looms.

The Democratic senator's charge to Republicans comes days after the Senate's informal dress code loosened