Republican State Sen. Randy Fine has won a close election to a U.S. House seat representing Florida’s 6th Congressional District to succeed former Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL), who stepped down to become President Donald Trump’s national security adviser.  Fine, who represents a Brevard County-based state Senate district, defeated Orlando teacher Josh Weil, a Democrat, in […]

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made Senate history Tuesday evening after speaking for more than 24 hours on the chamber floor, eclipsing the previous record for the longest Senate speech held by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. At 7:19 p.m., Booker set the new record with a marathon speech of 24 hours and 19 minutes that […]

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello announced in a memorandum that the state plans to release some inmates early due to staffing shortages. “In view of the current staffing crisis, and in order to have the appropriate balance between safety and well-being of those working and residing in DOCCS Correctional […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joked about wanting to pull a Capitol fire alarm to end his fellow senator’s filibuster, which had been ongoing for over 21 hours as of Tuesday afternoon.  Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) began his filibuster on Monday evening at 7 p.m., prompting Cruz to joke on X about ending Booker’s speech preemptively. […]