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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday that nine days of negotiations with state Senate Republican leadership in an attempt to end the longest walkout by lawmakers in state history had reached an impasse, according to a statement from her office.Today, the Senate Republican walkout is entering its fifth week and is already the longest in Oregon history.

Former Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, has put on a suit nine times since 2014, when he retired after serving in Congress for 40 years.He counts.He spends much of his time in the Bahamas now, where he sails and rarely looks back at his years in the Senate with any wistfulness.People hang on because they want to get something else done, he said in an interview last year, but that's the story of life, isn't it?

But state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said that, given the significant opposition to LaSalle, he's not likely to get confirmed.Hochul, for her part, has fiercely defended LaSalle, talking up his competence and that he'd be the first Latino to lead the state's highest court.She sang a similar tune Friday morning, whilst delivering remarks before marching in the annual Three Kings Day Parade in Manhattan - a holiday that bears significance to Latino Catholics.

Environmentalists say the permitting bill would expedite harmful fossil fuel projects and weaken environmental laws.Sen. Joe Manchin looks to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after U.S. President Joe Biden signs The Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House, on August 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer / Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he intends to force a floor vote as soon as this week in a bid to ram through Sen. Joe Manchin's fossil fuel industry-friendly permitting bill, a ploy that climate groups and progressive lawmakers condemned and vowed to defeat.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New Mexico state senator Bill Soules about his proposed bill to make roasted chile the official aroma of the Land of Enchantment.SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Every state in the United States has its own flag, flower, animal and song.(SOUNDBITE OF UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST'S "O FAIR NEW MEXICO") SIMON: "O Fair New Mexico."

US president says the new military aid underscores Washington's enduring commitment' to Kyiv against Moscow's invasion.Washington, DC The United States will supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks, President Joe Biden has announced, as Washington and its European allies step up their military aid for Kyiv.

Three closely watched ailing senators remain away from the Capitol this week and it's not clear when they will return.One of them, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has spoken directly with some members of his leadership team and conveyed to them he is doing well and anxious to get back to work.

The White House said Thursday it supports repealing two Iraq war power acts if Congress passes the repeal effort, as lawmakers work to reassert their authority in military intervention abroad.The Senate is expected to vote Thursday to advance the measures, which would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of force in Iraq.