An aide to powerful Democratic Sen. Patty Murray raised issues with staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about a plan to shelter migrants in downtown Seattle — just one ...

Two months ago, polls showed Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, at risk of losing her seat. Now, she is second in line to the presidency. Ms. Murray, 72, was sworn in on Tuesday for her ...

Sen. Patty Murray speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing for Julie Su to be the Labor Secretary on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Washington ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Tuesday became the first female Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest-ranking position in the chamber. The president pro tempore ranks ...

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was elected Senate president pro tempore Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold the job since its inception and putting her third in the line of presidential succession.