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![New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-08/GettyImages-2158290714.jpg?h=bc2eefb0&itok=saE_D3ni)
Phil Murphy announces replacement to serve remainder of Bob Menendez's New Jersey Senate term
“I will stand as our second crucial voice in the Democratic Caucus under Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the important items that will come before us over the next months,” Helmy said in his own statement.
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![Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-07/GettyImages-2160998114.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=pJIujTTr)
Ohio senator gets rid of the word 'women' in bill about pregnancy
In the updated legislation, the words "pregnant person" and "pregnant individual" are used.
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Democratic lawmakers urge the Pentagon to keep the military out of US law enforcement
Democratic Reps. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, sent the letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other top military officials, urging them to serve as “guardrails against using the military in domestic affairs."