Democrats erupt after Senate leader caves to GOP in funding fight
After the top Democrat in the Senate announced he would vote to advance the GOP-led funding bill, other party members erupted ...
Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert ...
Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown
The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...
Sen. King fears more cuts could include vital employees at Department of Veterans Affairs
In addition to 80,000 layoffs expected by June, the Department of Veterans Affairs is also eliminating 585 contracted employees nationwide.
Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'
Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...
Senate Democrats punt GOP plan to avert shutdown in favor of 30-day stopgap
Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.
Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms
Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the ...
‘Why should we trust you?’: Sen. King challenges lack of details in prison plan
Sen. Bryan King challenges the lack of transparency in Arkansas' $1.2B mega-prison plan, urging accountability and alternative solutions.
Klobuchar hits Trump on tariffs: You can’t be ‘just declaring yourself a king’
The way to negotiate this is in the USMCA,” the Minnesota senator said at POLITICO Playbook’s First 100 Days breakfast series ...