Schumer Targets Conservative 'Judge Shopping' As 'A Complete Perversion'
Chuck Schumer says judge shopping is a "complete perversion of the intent of the judiciary," and wants the Judicial Conference to stop it.
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- Jul 11
- 3 min
Tommy Tuberville Admits White Nationalists Are Racists
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville finally admitted that white nationalists are racists, but said he won't apologize as Chuck Schumer demanded.
- May 2
- 2 min
The Sides Dig In On Debt
None of the sides showed any signs of shifting in the standoff over raising the nation's debt limit Tuesday, as leaders in each party...
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Schumer Says Dems Are Winning; McCarthy Offers Biden 'Soft Food'
Chuck Schumer said Democrats are gaining traction in the debt limit fight. Kevin McCarthy declared he'd bring President Biden "soft food."
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Dems Say Act Or Get Out Of The Way On Guns
Democrats are trying again to put pressure on Republicans to tighten America's gun laws after the horrific shooting in Nashville.
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Tuberville Under Fire For Blocking Military Promotions
Senate Republicans are standing by Tommy Tuberville as he blocks military promotions.
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
Rick Scott Challenges McConnell, Who Says Scott Will Lose
Rick Scott plans to challenge Mitch McConnell for leadership. McConnell said Scott will lose.
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Domestic Terror and Gun Bills Blocked In Senate
The Senate blocked bills to deal with domestic terrorism and gun violence, again punting in addressing gun horrors.
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
Republicans Likely To Block All New Gun Bills; Blame Mental Illness For Slaughters
Republicans say mental illness is the real problem, not guns, in signaling opposition to to any new gun laws after Uvalde, Texas.
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
Chris Murphy Begs Senate To Act After Uvalde
Sen. Chris Murphy begged his colleagues to finally act after the latest mass shooting in America, in Uvalde, Texas.
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Schumer, Wyden Target Koch Over Russia
Congress should strip tax benefits from Koch Industries and others who continue doing business in Russia, say Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden.
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Judiciary Sets Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearing
The Senate has set the schedule for the Supreme Court nomination hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
Manchin Says Start From Scratch On BBB
Joe Manchin is promising another tough negotiation when Democrats try again to pass some version of the Build Back Better Act.
- Nov 16, 2021
- 4 min
Unpopular Democrats Hope Big, Bold Bills Will Save Them
Democrats may be unpopular now, but they're banking they can turn around polls with their popular, massive spending bills.
- Oct 27, 2021
- 5 min
Chaos Surrounds Dems' Build Back Better Push, But It's Not All Bad
Nancy Pelosi sparked confusion by pushing forward with a new version of President Biden's Build Back Better bill -- with no deal on a bill.
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Warren and Wyden On Taxing Billionaires And Billion-Earning Corporations
Ron Wyden, Angus King and Elizabeth Warren roll out corporate minimum taxes and a billionaire income tax to raise hundreds of billions.
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Bernie Sanders Getting Frustrated
Bernie Sanders sounded frustrated with progress on President Biden's shrinking Build Back Better bill, saying, "We've got to act now."
- Aug 11, 2021
- 5 min
Schumer Sets Up Voting Rights Showdown
Chuck Schumer set up what could be a consequential showdown on voting rights in September, moving to start work on the For The People Act.
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
Republicans Deeply Unimpressed By Trump's Lawyers
Senate Republicans said former President Trump's impeachment lawyers made a bad case in their bid to derail the trial.