Browsing: Chuck Schumer

Biden met with top Republicans and Democrats to go over legislative priorities for the future. Issues on the table included averting a government shutdown and funding aid for Ukraine.

The government will now be funded through Dec. 3 as Congress averts a crisis, but the larger issue of increasing the borrowing limit remains unresolved.

The renewed push is the latest effort by Democrats – and some Republicans – who have repeatedly tried, and failed, to pass tougher gun control laws since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass the 1.9 trillion dollar relief bill Wednesday in what is expected to be a partisan vote.

Use of the “nuclear option” worries lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Neil Gorsuch’s nomination presages a battle on the Senate floor.

The attorney general’s withdrawal followed demands from top Democrats and advice from Republicans.