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In an exclusive 1-on-1 interview with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, NBC10 Boston’s Alison King asks about Roe V. Wade, the midterms, the next presidential election, the Jan. 6 Committee, Donald Trump and more.

Elizabeth Dole has posted on social media that her husband, Republican political icon Bob Dole, has died at age 98.

Democrat Patrick Leahy’s announcement that he will retire after eight terms in the Senate has set off a scramble in Vermont over the rare opening in the state’s tiny congressional delegation. While political observers expect Democratic Rep. Peter Welch to be a leading candidate if he decides to run for the seat in 2022, there is also pressure for...

After serving eight terms in the U.S Senate in Vermont, Patrick Leahy is calling it a career.

Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving member of the Senate, said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022 to the seat he has held for eight terms.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren announces her endorsement for the Coalition to Protect Workers’ Rights, a group of labor and civil rights organizations opposing a potential ballot question concerning worker classification and benefits for app-based drivers. Unionized grocery workers, labor leaders, and app-based drivers will also participate at the event.

The Arizona governor and Democratic lawmakers are calling for state Sen. Tony Navarrete to resign after he was charged with sexually abusing a boy and attempting to abuse another

Phoenix police say an Arizona state senator has been arrested on suspicion of charges of sexual conduct with a minor.

Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator, has died

Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, a Boston Democrat and the first Latina elected to the Massachusetts state Senate, announced that she will run for governor in 2022 on Twitter Wednesday morning.

Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia has died at the age of 94, according to his longtime chief of staff.

Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, a centrist Republican who served as Navy secretary and one of the Senate’s most influential military experts, has died at 94, his longtime chief of staff said Wednesday.

The Senator received backlash for commenting negatively on former President Trump’s character.

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was greeted by a barrage of insults and boos Saturday from a crowd of more than 2,100 delegates at the state Republican convention. Despite the boos, Utah Republicans rejected a motion to censure Romney over his votes to impeach former President Donald Trump, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. “I’m a man who says what he means,...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday reiterated his call to legalize marijuana at the federal level.

Georgia State Representative Park Cannon was arrested Thursday after knocking on Governor Brian Kemp’s office door to interrupt the signing of a controversial elections bill into law.

Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announced that he would run for the U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin currently held by Ron Johnson.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, third in the line of presidential succession, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky becomes first US senator to test positive for coronavirus.

Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage” during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigors of the presidential campaign and the White House should he win it, according to letters released Monday by his primary care physician and two cardiologists. The 78-year-old Vermont senator is the oldest candidate in the 2020 presidential...