Jun 74 minCan Congress Pass A Gun Bill?Congress had the Memorial Day week off to think about mass slaughters. Now, can Congress actually pass a new gun law to curb the horror?
May 265 minDomestic Terror and Gun Bills Blocked In SenateThe Senate blocked bills to deal with domestic terrorism and gun violence, again punting in addressing gun horrors.
May 253 minRepublicans Likely To Block All New Gun Bills; Blame Mental Illness For SlaughtersRepublicans say mental illness is the real problem, not guns, in signaling opposition to to any new gun laws after Uvalde, Texas.
May 252 minChris Murphy Begs Senate To Act After UvaldeSen. Chris Murphy begged his colleagues to finally act after the latest mass shooting in America, in Uvalde, Texas.
Mar 182 minSchumer, Wyden Target Koch Over RussiaCongress should strip tax benefits from Koch Industries and others who continue doing business in Russia, say Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden.
Oct 1, 20213 minInfrastructure Battle Gets Surreal At MidnightWith negotiations among Democrats falling short Thursday on passing infrastructure legislation, things turned somewhat surreal.
Aug 11, 20215 minSchumer Sets Up Voting Rights ShowdownChuck Schumer set up what could be a consequential showdown on voting rights in September, moving to start work on the For The People Act.
Aug 9, 20213 minDemocrats Roll Out $3.5 Trillion Spending BlueprintDemocrats rolled out the outlines of the budget bill they intend to write over the next month, and it is simply enormous.
Feb 10, 20213 minRepublicans Deeply Unimpressed By Trump's LawyersSenate Republicans said former President Trump's impeachment lawyers made a bad case in their bid to derail the trial.
Jan 28, 20213 minTim Kaine Says Dems Have Better Things To Do Than Impeaching TrumpDemocrats should consider dropping the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and instead try to censure him, Democrat Tim Kaine argued.
Jan 26, 20215 minHouse Delivers Second Trump Impeachment To SenateThe House formally delivered their article of impeachment to the Senate Monday, accusing former president Trump of inciting insurrection.
Dec 18, 20203 minRepublicans Intend To Limit Biden's Economic Options In The PandemicJoe Biden may see the COVID relief package that passes Congress this week as a "down payment," but Republicans think it's all he'll get.
Dec 16, 20202 minAOC Draws Red Line Demanding Direct Payments In COVID Relief.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) laid down a red line to get her vote for any COVID relief package Tuesday night: direct payments.
Dec 15, 20203 minMitch McConnell Closes Out Trump's Last HopeIf the Electoral College confirmation of Joe Biden's election wasn't enough, Mitch McConnell signaled Trump will lose a Senate challenge.
May 11, 20203 minPelosi Tells Congress 'Think Big' On Next Coronavirus BillHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling her colleagues, "Think big" on a new coronavirus CARES 2 relief bill.
Apr 7, 20204 minHow Will America Vote In November? What if There's No Election?No one is planning for a covid-restricted 2020 election, but the stakes are incredibly high -- and it's very complicated.
Mar 25, 20205 minSenate Cuts Coronavirus Rescue Deal; Schumer's ExplanationSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's explanation of the coronavirus deal he cut with The White House and Senate Republicans.
Mar 25, 20202 minCoronavirus Bill StalledThe massive bill meant to prop up the economy amid the escalating coronavirus epidemic remained stalled Tuesday in the U.S. Senate.
Mar 22, 20204 minMassive Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Fails In SenateDemocrats blocked the Republican coronavirus economic plan, objecting to what they saw as a corporate bailout with little aid for people.
Mar 17, 20203 minDurbin Proposes Telework For the Senate; McConnell Says NoDick Durbin asked why the Senate is meeting as usual during the Covid-19 crisis when most of the rest of the country is social distancing.