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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham move to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism after its defensive pact with North Korea.
2024-06-20

The U.S. Senate passes 62–33 a non-binding resolution barring the Biden administration from removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
2022-05-6

Alex Padilla of California is officially sworn in as Senator of the United States Senate, as an appointee replacing Kamala Harris.
2021-01-20

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri object to Pennsylvania's electoral college votes, forcing a second vote to accept or reject the objection. This comes after the House and the Senate defeated a similar objection to Arizona's electoral college votes from Rep. Paul Gosar and Senator Ted Cruz. The Senate and the House both vote to reject the objection, allowing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to receive the state’s electoral votes.
2021-01-7

Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed by a vote of 52–48 in the United States Senate and is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. She is expected to take the second of two necessary oaths and fully become a Justice on October 27.
2020-10-26

Less than a week after dropping out of the race, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders officially endorses former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee in the general election.
2020-04-13

California Senator Kamala Harris drops out of the presidential race, citing a lack of funds for her campaign.
2019-12-3

United States Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn), the senate's Foreign Relations Chairman, announces he will not seek reelection in 2018. He is the first senator to announce his retirement this term.
2017-09-26

Democratic state Representative John Bel Edwards, the surprise winner of the October 24 open primary, is elected governor of Louisiana over Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter. Edwards' margin is 140,931 votes (56.11 percent), all 3,945 precincts reporting. Edwards will replace former Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal, who was not eligible to seek another term.
2015-11-21

Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter and Democratic state Representative John Bel Edwards top two Republican candidates for spots in the November 21 runoff election. Edwards wins 40 percent and Vitter 23 percent of the primary vote, according to unofficial returns.
2015-10-25