Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.

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Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving African-American staffer on Capitol Hill.

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Sen. Bob Menendez, once top Senate foreign policy chairman, accused of acting as foreign agent

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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey at the Capitol on August 3, 2022.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey at the Capitol on August 3, 2022.

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California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all

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Laphonza Butler addresses a Biden-Harris campaign rally on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision which struck down a federal right to abortion at the Mayflower Hotel on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Who will replace Dianne Feinstein? Here's what happens after the senator's death, and what it means for Democrats.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat.

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Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (left) has been facing pressure from progressives to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee (right) to the Senate to replace Dianne Feinstein.

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Fetterman blasts the government shutdown near-miss and says lawmakers can't 'allow' the Freedom Caucus to turn governing into 'The Steve Wilkos Show'

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Sen. John Fetterman at the US Capitol.

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Dianne Feinstein's historic senate career and accomplishments in photos

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving female senator in US history.

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Cory Booker may have delivered the final blow to Bob Menendez's career even if the embattled Democrat refuses to resign

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New Jersey Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez are seen in 2019.

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Fetterman: It's a 'strange world' when people care more about the dress code than Menendez's having cash in envelopes that 'would make the Goodfellas blush'

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania

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Bob Menendez' political future is in serious peril after he gets a major primary challenger in Rep. Andy Kim after his indictment on bribery charges

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Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey.

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