Opinion
In the government shutdown battle, Chuck Schumer underestimated Mike Johnson
Johnson is often thought of as the accidental speaker. And it’s true that he was pulled out of quasi-obscurity after the caucus took down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy just 17 months ago. At the time ...
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Orders Halt on Deportations of Venezuelans Under Wartime Law
Alien Enemies Act: A federal judge on Saturday said the Trump administration must halt use of an obscure wartime law, called ...
Charlamagne tha God: Schumer, Jeffries should step down
Radio host Charlamagne tha God on Friday slammed Democrats leadership in Congress, calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to ...
Schumer at center of civil war after funding fiasco
Democrats on Capitol Hill are waging an internal war against one of their own after the GOP successfully muscled through the Senate a partisan spending bill that drew the votes of Minority Leader ...
Inside and outside the Senate, Democrats begin to lose faith in Schumer
Democrats have long found the flip phone Chuck Schumer still insists on using as an endearing quirk that illustrates how ...
Van Jones on Democrats’ ‘volcanic anger’ with Schumer: ‘We need alpha energy’
CNN political commentator Van Jones weighed in on the “volcanic anger” Democrats have with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after he voted to advance the GOP-backed spending bill, ...
Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits ...
Slate’s guide to the most important figures in politics this week.
Democrats in Congress, for the first time since President Donald Trump took over, had a say in policymaking, and fully melted ...
Trump-backed spending bill passes Senate as Democrats face accusations of caving to GOP: Live updates
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios in a statement: “President Trump will visit the Department of Justice to give remarks on restoring law and order, removing violent criminals ...