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The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, before moving ahead to a $3.5 trillion spending effort that would encompass much of President Biden's domestic agenda.

After eight terms in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced his retirement on Monday. The powerful senator was at the center of many Supreme Court nomination fights.

Congresswoman Jane Harman of the 36th District is one of the best-known Democratic hawks in the country. But that visibility has made her vulnerable to a challenge from antiwar activists in her liberal Southern California district's upcoming primary. Rachael Myrow of member station KPCC in Los Angeles reports.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will face Lee Zeldin, a Republican congressman, in the New York race for governor. The state has more than twice as many registered Democrats than Republicans.

Vargas was born in Costa Rica, but has a voice tailor-made for singing Mexican rancheras, boleros and corridos. For many Mexicans, her versions of these songs are definitive. Even at 91, Vargas still possesses a voice that reflects struggle, defiance and ultimately triumph.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, who's seeking to oust Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer. Meijer voted for Trump's impeachment.

A major criminal justice reform law, COVID-19 mandates and abortion were among the issues in the campaign.

The suggested April 2026 date is a counterproposal to the Justice Department's recommendation last week that the trial should begin Jan. 2, 2024.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is arrested and deported hours after landing in his home country after seven years in exile. Sharif had vowed to challenge the country's military ruler, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, in upcoming elections.

Alaya Dawn Johnson's latest is about senior at a Washington, D.C. prep school in the midst of a global pandemic. This book offers a chilling glimpse of a dystopia that could be just around the corner.