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California Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90. What other senators have died in office?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDianne Feinstein, the senior senator from California, died following months of poor health. She was...
Graphic novel tells story of Army captain who tackled suicide bomber
Military Times via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoA new graphic novel tells the story of a soldier who received the Medal of Honor for tackling a...
Special elections are confusing, chaotic messes that bleed taxpayers — and could often be avoided if...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRetirements and deaths in Congress have spurred over 120 special elections over the past 20 years,...
Dianne Feinstein can't be recalled and she almost certainly won't be expelled from the Senate
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSen. Dianne Feinstein arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 10, 2023.Anna...
Democrat Schatz re-elected to US Senate from Hawaii
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIncumbent U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, on Tuesday was re-elected to another six-year term, defeating Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott. "And...
Hawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivors
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor joined about 2,500 members of the...
Biden awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam veterans snubbed decades ago due to prejudice
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor — the highest decoration the US military can bestow...
Daniel K. Inouye's legacy lives on 10 years after his death
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 12—Perhaps more important, Inouye's legacy includes mentoring generations of Hawaii policymakers, political candidates and island movers and shakers who filled approximately 600 full-and ...
History Offers Democrats a Way Out of the Menendez Problem
Politico via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSenator Robert Menendez had a bad week. A New Jersey Democrat currently serving his third full term...
Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor at Capitol
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader ...