Council Member Chito Vela became Austin's mayor pro tem Jan. 1, succeeding Vanessa Fuentes; here's what the role does and his ...

Phil Baruth, the Trump administration has been pushing the measures that are in the Big Beautiful Bill as they call it. How ...

Boulder City Council members on Thursday evening elected Councilmember Lauren Folkerts as the council’s new mayor pro tem. Folkerts will take the place of outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Nicole Speer. In ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democrats on Wednesday that he won't nominate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, to be the Senate president pro tempore in the next Congress amid ongoing of ...

Washington’s Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is now the first woman to serve as Senate President Pro Tempore: The head of the Senate. As one of the longest-serving senators, her fellow Democrats elected ...

After the loss of Mayor Mike Allen in July, a new mayor, mayor pro tempore and commissioner were sworn in on Dec. 15 to help ...

California state Sen. Mike McGuire is expected to lead the state Senate next year, leadership announced Monday night. Following a two-hour closed-door meeting among Democrats, the group unanimously ...