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Washington Democrat Patty Murray has become the first female president pro tempore of the Senate

The Washington senator is the Senate’s President Pro Tempore, a largely ceremonial post that is normally third in the presidential order of succession

Vice President Kamala Harris has outpaced all her predecessors for the number of tiebreaking votes cast in the Senate

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running out of ways to be creative with its limited pandemic funds and needs more flexibility from Congress, Director Rochelle Walensky told CQ Roll Call in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says her agency needs more authority to gather data to fight public health threats such as COVID-19, mpox.

Democrats in the Senate rejected new limits on committee chairs while a House Democratic term limit proposal may be considered next week.

House and Senate Democrats are weighing rule changes that would set limits for serving as committee leaders.

With control of the Senate hanging in the balance, both parties fought hard to gain ground, or at least maintain their seats. Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden loomed over several of the Senate races. Here is a rundown of who won the most competitive races, based on…

SEATTLE — Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray won a sixth term Tuesday night, defeating her Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley, a victory that will place Murray among the longest-serving senators in American history.