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Read the latest updates about Senator Dianne Feinstein’s death and her possible replacement here.Dianne Feinstein, the grande dame of California Democrats who became the mayor of San Francisco after a horrific double...

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing Democratic power broker who served in the Senate for 30 years, died on Thursday night, according to a family member.In recent years, Ms. Feinstein, 90, had suffered...

A man believed to be armed with a handgun was on the run after a scuffle with a soldier at a U.S. Army base in Hawaii, prompting a brief lockdown and a...

In the chaos of Wednesday night’s noisy Republican presidential debate, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina interrupted Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida to pose a question on abortion that Mr. DeSantis had...

A popular San Diego beach has long been the domain of sea lions, which for years tolerated their human onlookers — some more respectful than others.But tensions escalated this summer, when two...

President Biden plans to announce on Thursday that he will devote federal money to create a new library and museum dedicated to his old friend and adversary, Senator John McCain, seeking to...

The voters gathered at a brewery in Goffstown, N.H., to watch the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night were excited about many of the options on the stage at the Ronald...

The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to reduce the salary of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to $1, as right-wing lawmakers tried to transform a Pentagon spending bill and a series...

Why It Matters: Montana’s case drew national attention. Montana was a high-profile battleground for a fight that took place in many state legislatures this year over medical procedures for transgender minors. In...

Nearly every aspect of Donald J. Trump’s life and career has been under scrutiny from the justice system over the past several years, leaving him under criminal indictment in four jurisdictions and...