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Sen. Patrick Leahy, longest-serving Democrat, announces retirement

The longest-serving Democrat in the Senate, Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, told reporters Monday he will not seek re-election -- the sixth senator to announce his retirement.

U.S. News // 5 years ago

Lawmakers try again to avoid shutdown as Trump touts wall to sheriffs

President Donald Trump said Monday that security at the U.S.-Mexico border "doesn't work without the wall," as another government shutdown looms.

U.S. News // 7 years ago

AG Sessions didn't disclose meeting with Russian diplomat

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice with Russia's ambassador to the United States last year and failed to mention it during his confirmation hearings.

U.S. News // 7 years ago

Kaine, other senators take sides in clash over nuclear arms

Competing groups of senators are laying out arguments over how much to spend on nuclear arms.

U.S. News // 9 years ago

Patriot Act extension bill introduced by Sen. McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced a bill Tuesday to extend the controversial Patriot Act and its surveillance provisions until 2020.

U.S. News // 9 years ago

United Nations panel asks U.S. to clarify torture policy

The U.N. is questioning top U.S. officials on whether the government believes torture bans apply to military personal operating outside U.S. borders.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

NSA director: Ending phone collection program a risk

The U.S. National Security Administration director said to discontinue bulk collection of phone records would mean an inability to avert a terrorist attack.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Tech leaders seek curbs on NSA data collection

Tech leaders, alarmed by revelations of U.S. spying, have called for restraints on the National Security Agency's collection and use of information.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Senate panel takes on mammoth immigration bill

A U.S. Senate committee Thursday began the arduous process of marking up proposed legislation overhauling the nation's immigration laws.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Senate group mulls merit-based path to legal residence based on skills

The bipartisan group of U.S. senators' immigration blueprint includes a program that would grant permanent legal residence based on work skills, aides said.

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Patrick Joseph Leahy (pronounced /ˈleɪhiː/; born March 31, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Vermont. He is a member of the Democratic Party, the first and only elected Democratic United States Senator in Vermont's history and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Leahy is the second most senior U.S. Senator.

Leahy was born in Montpelier, Vermont, the son of Alba (née Zambon) and Howard Francis Leahy, a printer. His father was Irish-American and his mother Italian-American. His family roots are traced back to Irish immigrants in Montreal, Quebec and his wife's family is from Quebec. He has a brother, John, and a sister, Mary.

Leahy graduated from Saint Michael's College in 1961 and received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964. He practiced as a lawyer until he was elected for four terms as State's Attorney of Chittenden County from 1966 to 1974. Leahy was elected to the United States Senate for the first time in 1974 (at 34, he was the youngest U.S. Senator ever to be elected by Vermont). Leahy was the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Vermont and remains the only Democrat to have been elected Senator from Vermont. He was also the first non-Republican Senator from Vermont since 1856.

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