Tag: Chuck Schumer
Schumer slams Trump pressure on Bondi: ‘Real threat to democracy’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed President Trump for pressuring his Justice Department to investigate his political…
Lawmakers say only Trump can avert government shutdown
Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say Washington is headed for a government shutdown next week unless…
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump amid shutdown showdown
Top Democrats are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump, as Congress heads toward a shutdown deadline in…
‘It’s a new world with Trump’: Inside Democrats’ shutdown gamble
Still locked out of power in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his party are seizing on…
‘We don’t work for Trump’
The US federal government drew closer to a shutdown on Friday, after Democrats made good on their vow…
House to vote on Republicans’ bill to avert a shutdown
The House votes this morning on Republicans’ proposal to avert a government shutdown by extending current funding levels…
Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees at once after changing the chamber’s rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the…
Democrats’ shutdown endgame is sketchy as deadline looms
Democrats are gearing up to reject a GOP stopgap funding bill and potentially spark a government shutdown. What…
Democrats unveil funding alternative to counter GOP in shutdown brawl
Congressional Democrats released bill text Wednesday night for their own stopgap spending proposal as they dig in against…
Dem voters want shutdown fight, poll shows
The ScoopDemocrats have new polling to chew over as they rail against Republicans’ government funding bill. It’s unlikely…
Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back…
Schumer threatens government shutdown over healthcare
With a government shutdown deadline looming at the end of the month, Democrats are signaling they’re ready for…