The Latest Breaking News from The US Senate

Roy Franklin had been set to plead guilty Dec. 15, but died Oct. 15 of lung cancer.

President Joe Biden (D) had appointed and the U.S. Senate had confirmed 143 Article III federal judges through October 1 of his third year in office. This is the fourth-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R).

There’s an empty seat in the U.S. Senate now that California’s longtime and senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, has died. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on social media that he has chosen former state labor leader and current Emily’s List president Laphonza Butler, whom he said would be “the first Black…

California governor had promised to pick Black woman to complete veteran senator’s term but hints at ‘interim appointment’

Feinstein was a pioneer for women in Washington with a long and storied career in American politics, breaking down barriers and becoming the first in many areas

Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.

Welcome to the Friday, September 29, Brew. 

On Sept. 13, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) became the sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024. 

Sherrod Brown is popular among blue-collar workers and people of color, but seat is not assured in increasingly Republican state