Dozens of House Democrats signed on to a pair of letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schuner (D-N.Y.) on Friday, urging him to oppose the House GOP’s government funding bill as the upper ...
30 − taking the first step to avoid another government shutdown. Now, it’s up to the Senate to pass the bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk before the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Friday.
Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...
Washington — Less than two months since President Trump's inauguration, the Republican-led Senate has confirmed nearly every one of his Cabinet nominees. A vote has yet to be scheduled for the ...
Ms. Shaheen’s retirement will set off a high-stakes fight for an open seat in a state where she has been a leading political figure for decades. By Felice Belman Felice Belman covered New ...
While the CR is bad, Schumer said from the Senate floor, a shutdown would be “much, much worse.” He pledged to keep fighting President Trump and Elon Musk, a fairly empty promise as ...
The Senate set a modern-day record for confirming ... U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has been delayed owing to the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday he will not run for Michigan’s governorship or the state’s open US Senate seat in 2026, setting up a potential presidential bid in 2028. “I care deeply ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that most Democrats in the upper chamber will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of ...
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it ...
Senator Mark Kelly went scorched earth on Elon Musk on Monday after the billionaire called the Arizona Democrat a 'traitor' in response to his visit over the weekend to Ukraine. Kelly made a last ...
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the ...