Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act when he publicly expressed support for the reelection of Senator Alex Padilla (D., Calif.), according to a report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin dismissed calls for 89-year-old Senator Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) to resign amid her recent health issues that have left her absent from the Senate for weeks.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted on Wednesday to send Democrat Justin Pearson back to the Tennessee House of Representatives as an interim representative.
State legislatures in Kansas and Arkansas both approved separate legislation to ensure that people are only allowed to use public restrooms that correspond with their sex.