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.
Nov 16, 20214 minUnpopular Democrats Hope Big, Bold Bills Will Save ThemDemocrats may be unpopular now, but they're banking they can turn around polls with their popular, massive spending bills.
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.
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.
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
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.