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“We must respect and love each other”: Steny Hoyer tells the US House of Representatives that he is retiring

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., at a Democratic rally in 2022. (Photo by Danielle E. Gaines/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer announced Thursday...

West Virginia Sen. Capito says she looks forward to investigating death from ICE shooting

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks to reporters after a Republican political luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 2, 2025 in Washington, DC...

Maybe, just maybe, there won’t be another shutdown at the end of January

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025, at the start of a historic government shutdown. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON -...

Boley, the longest-serving state senator in WV history, is resigning from the legislature

West Virginia State Senator Donna Boley, R-Pleasants, the longest-serving senator in the state's history, resigned from the Legislature on Thursday, January 8, 2025. (Photo...

Thune and Republican senators at the border announce a major hiring push to combat immigration

A section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader...

Landmark transgender athlete cases before the U.S. Supreme Court are putting the rights of transgender athletes at risk

Becky Pepper-Jackson attends the Lambda Legal Liberty Awards on June 8, 2023 in New York City. Her mother sued on her behalf to overturn...

Fearing surveillance, states are passing data protection laws and restricting license plate readers

A police officer uses the Flock Safety license plate reading system. Many left-leaning states and cities are trying to protect their residents' personal information...

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