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.
Jun 30, 20213 minHouse Votes For Jan. 6 Select CommitteeDemocrats went with Plan B Wednesday, and voted en masse to create a House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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.
Jan 22, 20213 minTrump's Historic Second Impeachment Goes To The SenateSpeaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the House will send its second impeachment of Donald Trump Jan. 25
Jan 1, 20213 minRepublicans Rip Josh Hawley's 'Dangerous' Challenge To Biden's WinJosh Hawley's plan to object to the 2020 Electoral College results is not going over well with most of his fellow Senate Republicans.
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.
Sep 23, 20203 minRepublicans Eye Supreme Court Vote Week Before Election DayRepublicans on were zeroing in on the week before Election Day for a Senate floor vote to confirm Ruth Bader Ginsberg's replacement.
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 9, 20202 minSenate Stalls More Aid For Coronavirus FightA Senate bid to further boost small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic stalled in a dispute over how much more aid to provide quickly.
Apr 7, 20208 minDems Eye $25,000 Raise For Coronavirus WorkersSenate Democrats want to give workers on the frontlines in the battle against coronavirus a $25,000 raise.
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.
Apr 1, 20203 minDems Eye Massive Coronavirus Phase Four BillNancy Pelosi and Democrats rolled out a coronavirus recovery plan they compared to digging out of the Great Depression and World War Il.
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 20, 20202 minGOP Senate Coronavirus Payments Exclude Poor PeopleThe GOP Senate coronavirus pandemic plan to pay Americans $1,200 checks excludes the poorest people, and gives low-wage workers half.
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.
Mar 3, 20203 minGOP Stalls Coronavirus Funding Over Affordability Demands, Dems SayRepublicans are holding up emergency coronavirus funds over Democrats' demand that drug companies can't cash in on the crisis.