Harris invites all female US senators to have dinner at Naval Observatory

Vice President Kamala Harris has invited every female senator to the Naval Observatory for dinner on Tuesday in a show of bipartisanship in a hyperpartisan Congress.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation's highest-ranking woman in government, is hosting a first-of-its-kind dinner at the Naval Observatory Tuesday evening for her female colleagues in the Senate -- a show of bipartisanship in a deeply divided Washington. Harris invited all 24 of the country's female senators -- 16 Democrats and eight Republicans. It will mark the first time she's hosted lawmakers at the vice president's residence. Her move into the home in April was on a delayed timeline due to renovations. The dinner comes as the White House continues negotiations with Republicans on President Joe Biden's infrastructure package and as talks continue on other matters including voting and police reform legislation. GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, exiting an evening infrastructure meeting on Monday, each said they planned to attend the dinner.