Comedian Stephen Colbert pressed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on his show Thursday over his support for a ...
N.Y., announced Thursday he would vote to advance Republicans’ six-month funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night. The move represents a major concession from ...
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President ...
After meeting with his conference, the Senate minority leader said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure, which requires 60 to pass.
Stephen Colbert pressed Chuck Schumer on his reasons for supporting a GOP-backed bill and whether he'll be handing them a similar win in September.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.
"I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down." ...
House members in the Congressional Progressive Caucus were giving a news conference Thursday night as news broke that Senate ...
Schumer's reported support suggests that enough Senate Democrats will join Republicans to move the House-passed bill forward.
Senate Democrats are considering the path forward after the House narrowly approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington on Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding ...