Democratic. Sen Mazie Hirono and Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi sparred over the Department of Justice's independence ...

By the end of Revenge of the Sith, Emperor Palpatine had slaughtered the Jedi and silenced the senate. Bummer! But a new ...

Padme becomes strangely attracted to him. Naboo Senate Representative Jar Jar Binks calls for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to be given emergency powers to bring the Clone Army into service ...

Explore Palpatine’s rise to power in Star Wars, analyzing his use of fear, manipulation, and political savvy, with parallels ...

“Palpatine is a populist ... She told him it was fine, that she just had business back at the Senate and she’d stayed too long already. She looked away when she saw the hurt in his eyes ...

very small number of senators who made plans to oppose Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) — but because those scenes were deleted, it’s unclear whether fellow senator Bail Organa (Jimmy Smits ...

This ship has the dubious honor of being the first to die in the Star Wars movies. We break down the Consular-class Light ...

The Battle of Coruscant is one of the climactic actions of the Clone Wars. It is the real turning point of the war when the Separatists’ big gambit fails, and the Republic truly becomes ascendant.

Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity. "How many genders are there?" the freshman Montana senator asked Hegseth on Tuesday. "Tough one." Hegseth responded, "Senator, there are two genders." ...