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In this Oct. 13, 2010, file photo then U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., addresses a crowd of supporters during a campaign stop in Lincoln, Calif. Boxer was assaulted and robbed Monday July 26, 2021, in the Jack London neighborhood of Oakland, Calif. A statement on Boxer's verified Twitter account says the assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped into a waiting car. The 80-year-old Boxer was not seriously injured. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Sen. Patty Murray (second from left) was a staunch supporter of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy despite his reputation for sexual harassment. Pictured with them are other Democratic senators, Harry Reid (left) and Charles E. Schumer. (The Washington Times/File)

Patty Murray campaigned for Ted Kennedy after decrying harassment

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House, Senate leaders reach deal on Calif. drought, Flint

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

The result in the Garden State will have little bearing on the race, as Hillary Clinton earlier this week secured the number of delegates needed to claim the nomination, according to an Associated Press count. (Associated Press)

Barbara Boxer gives Hillary Clinton backhanded compliment: ‘She’s WASPy’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Attorney General Kamala Harris, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, thanks supporters who worked a phone bank for her at the California Democratic Party headquarters on election day, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Harris is running against fellow Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez, among others, to replace Barbara Boxer who is retiring. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

GOP shut out of California Senate election as Democrats take both ballot slots

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada walks to a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 9, 2015, following a Senate policy luncheon. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate Democrats block highway bill, want time to read before debate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Senators unveil 6-year highway bill, set up race to pay for and pass bill by July

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Gov. Jerry Brown favors high-speed rail over water-catching infrastructure in parched California, which may harm the Democrats' chances of holding retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer's seat. (Associated Press)

California water crisis could leave Democrats high and dry in 2016

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Carly Fiorina. (Associated Press)

Carly Fiorina aims to smash politics’ glass ceiling, liberal elitism, crony capitalism

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

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Tom Steyer won’t run to replace retiring Barbara Boxer

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Billionaire Democratic fundraiser Tom Steyer (Associated Press) **FILE**

Tom Steyer passes on California Senate race

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Barbara Boxer. (Associated Press)

All-Democrat California Senate race could expose intraparty rifts, drain funds

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Los Angeles Mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa calls for a vote to amend the platform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Antonio Villaraigosa, former L.A. mayor, considering Senate run

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Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, will retired in 2016. (Associated Press)

Barbara Boxer announces retirement for 2016

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2014 file photo, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boxer said Thursday she won't seek re-election after 4th term. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Barbara Boxer to retire at end of 2016

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Carbon Tax Fossil Fuel Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

STEPHEN MOORE: Carbon tax threatens economy in Senate climate change scheme

By Stephen Moore

Congress OKs watered-down bill on US-Israel ties

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 3, 2008, file photo, shows one of Pacific Gas and Electric's Diablo Canyon Power Plant's nuclear reactors in Avila Beach on California's central coast. With several faults nearby, federal regulators need to reassess seismic standards at California's last operating nuclear power plant and determine if earthquake risks are properly accounted for in its structural strength, a former Calif., state senator says. In testimony to be submitted Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 to a Senate panel, Sam Blakeslee argues that the public safety requires closer scrutiny of Diablo Canyon’s twin reactors, which are located on a seaside bluff midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)

California nuke plant key in quake safety review

By Kevin Freking and Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Carly Fiorina, former Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard, speaks to the Restore America rally in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday. Her visits to early caucus and primary states has left an impression that she's testing the waters for a potential dark-horse candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential race. (Associated Press)

Carly Fiorina could shake up a crowded 2016 GOP field

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times