Senate Democratic leader promises to prevent government shutdown in US
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his intention to support a bill funding US government operations. This provides a real opportunity to prevent another government shutdown, according to CNN.
Senate Minority Leader Schumer says Democrats will block House funding bill
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government, heightening the alert for a potential government shutdown at the end of the week. If a deal isn't struck to bring over some Democratic support, the government will shut down on Friday at midnight.
Senate Democrat Minority Leader Schumer backs stopgap spending bill
New York Times reports that New York Senator Schumer has broken party ranks in support of a government spending stopgap bill, stating, “”A
Chuck Schumer: Democrats Prepared to Reject GOP Spending Bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said Republicans “do not have the votes in the Senate” to advance a measure that would fund the government beyond Friday.
Schumer shifts stance on spending bill as Dems protest
With a government funding deadline looming, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has reversed course on the temporary spending bill passed earlier in the week by House Republicans. He says he will now support the measure rather than prompt a shutdown,
Senate Democrats signal they won’t pick a shutdown fight while DOGE has the reins
Analysis: Schumer says a shutdown isn’t worth the risk, but Democrats could face an equal risk by not showing a spine, John ...
House Minority Leader Jeffries describes Trump's address to Congress as 'most divisive' in American history
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not hold back when sharing his opinion of President Trump's joint address to ...
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Progressive activists have an agenda for resisting Trump. Will Democrats follow it?
Corrections & clarifications: A prior version of this story included a photo caption that misstated Sen. Amy Klobuchar's title. It has since been updated. After being shocked by President Donald ...
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Minority leader questions economic projections, says 2025 budget offers nothing new and brings no hope
The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, describing it as ...
Trump criticizes Schumer, says Dem leader 'has become a Palestinian'
President Donald Trump said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer "is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned" during an Oval Office meeting.
Democratic leaders bash GOP’s spending plan: ‘Not acceptable’
House Democratic leaders warned Friday that they won’t back a long-term extension of current funding levels, which GOP ...
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Budget deceitful, lacks hope — Minority
The Minority in Parliament has described the 2025 Budget and Economic Policy of the government as one that lacked hope and ...
The 2025 budget can best be described as 'azaa' - Minority Leader
Markin, has criticised the government for failing to include the 24-Hour Economy policy in the 2025 Budget and Economic ...
60 years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ leaders say voting rights and racial equality have declined
Black leaders grapple with progress being undone by a series of court rulings, state laws, and Donald Trump's targeting of ...