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It's the latest twist in Don Benton's long political career. Benton is retiring from the Washington State Senate later this month after more than two decades serving in the legislature.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown took the oath of office Monday and called on lawmakers to pursue pension reform and tax increases to close the state's budget deficit.

The chief budget writers for the Oregon Legislature have released a spending plan that includes enough cuts to offset an expected $1.8 billion shortfall in the state's budget.

Brazil's first female president was suspended on Thursday, and the man replacing her quickly installed a new Cabinet that has no women.

Legislation allowing people to choose their restroom based on their gender identity has now been embraced by both chambers of the Massachusetts Legislature.

New York state joins Seattle, San Francisco and New York City in restricting public-employee travel to North Carolina, which has passed a law that critics say is discriminatory to the LGBT community.

Rousseff, who was formally suspended as president in May, will now face a trial in the Senate over alleged fiscal mismanagement. She has repeatedly denied the accusations.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday, President Trump restated an earlier falsehood in which he blamed the Obama administration for a policy the Trump administration in fact started.

Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes and the growth of white nationalism was overtaken by partisan discord over what and who is responsible.

One of the hardest-working drummers in the history of recorded music, Purdie has appeared on thousands of albums. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro that at least one of his iconic grooves was an accident.