The U.S. Senate on Monday voted to confirm a Wisconsin prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to a federal appeals court, despite earlier opposition from conservative advocacy groups typically aligned with Trump's agenda.

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – A U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky will be in the Tri-State Tuesday. Republican Nate Morris is hosting a town hall in Owensboro.

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Bill Lewis has been appointed to serve as a federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama. The U.S. Senate voted 58-40 on Oct. 27 to confirm the appointment, said U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama.

The hearing will focus on concerns that consolidation in the U.S. seed and fertilizer industries contributes to higher input costs for farmers.

A United States Senate committee sent a letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Monday, saying that last week's federal indictments of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and coach Damon Jones were a matter of "Congressional concern" and asking for details about the league's approach to investigating potential gambling violations.

State Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette is chair of the powerful Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House out of session since Sept. 19, and the unfinished work is piling up as the shutdown drags into its sixth week.

During the Biden administration, the Texas Office of the Attorney General was a reliable production facility for lawsuits against the president. But in 2025, AG Ken Paxton has aimed his litigious pursuits not toward the current president but at many whom President Donald Trump deems worthy of targeting.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills criticized Graham Platner, a rival for the Democratic Senate nomination in 2026, for the first time in public on Monday.