Tag: chuck schumer
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes
Fighting for his country’s survival, Ukraine’s leader made a “desperate” plea Saturday to American lawmakers for the United States to help get...
$2T bill stalled, Senate Dems seem ready to move on for...
Democrats’ vast social and environment package was stuck in the Senate on Thursday as leaders’ hopes for an accord with holdout Sen....
Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5T, avoiding default
The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to lift the nation’s debt limit by $2.5 trillion under a deal struck between party leaders, defusing...
Senate rejects Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses
The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees...
House votes to avert shutdown, but quick Senate approval in doubt
The House passed a bill Thursday that funds the government through February 18 and avoids a short-term shutdown after midnight Friday, but...
Joe Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal with bipartisan crowd
President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House...
Senate Dems push new voting bill, and again hit GOP wall
If at first you don’t succeed, make Republicans vote again.
That’s the strategy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appears...
Kyrsten Sinema condemns activists pursuing her on campus
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Monday that activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State University classroom and filmed her inside a...
Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown
With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through December 3...
Joe Biden can’t budge fellow Dems with big overhaul at stake
His government overhaul plans at stake, President Joe Biden appeared unable Wednesday night to swiftly strike an agreement with two wavering Democratic...
