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December 16, 2024

Schumer seeks legislation giving local officials authority to ‘swiftly’ respond to drone sightings

Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, is seeking to have legislation passed that provides local officials greater authority to respond to possible drone sightings.

December 16, 2024

Schumer requests 360-degree radar system for NY, NJ to detect drones

Sen. Chuck Schumer calls upon the Department of Homeland Security to deploy 360-degree radar technology to help detect drones in New York and New Jersey area

December 14, 2024

McConnell warns RFK Jr. to steer clear of the polio vaccine

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a polio survivor, warned any incoming members of the Trump administration not to undermine confidence in the polio vaccine.

December 11, 2024

Manchin, Sinema tank Schumer lame-duck effort to secure Dem majority on top labor board

Republicans called foul on Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats for trying to push through a nominee that would have kept the National Labor Relations Board Democratic-controlled, preventing President-elect Trump from naming the new chair.

December 3, 2024

Senate Democrats name top leadership positions after losing chamber majority

Democratic senators held an election on Tuesday to name who will assume their party's leadership roles for the 119th Congress.

November 25, 2024

Congress has just weeks to avoid a partial government shutdown after Thanksgiving

Congress will only have a few weeks to avoid a partial government shutdown before the pre-Christmas deadline.

November 21, 2024

Senate showdown: GOP secures deal with Schumer to save coveted appellate judges for Trump

Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a midnight deal that would secure four crucial appellate court judge nominations for President-elect Trump.

November 20, 2024

Incoming Senate Dem Elissa Slotkin torches identity politics in 2024 autopsy: 'Go the way of the dodo'

Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., tore into identity politics as she recalled why she believes she won her race in a Trump-voting state.

November 18, 2024

Senate GOP initiates Thune-engineered slowdown as Schumer looks to stack judicial votes

Republicans sought to delay Democrats' cloture filings on Monday as they try to quickly confirm Biden judges in the lame duck session.

November 18, 2024

GOP cries foul on Dem border spending bill they say would drag out migrant crisis

Appropriations Committee ranking member Susan Collins and other Republicans hit Democrats for advancing a "partisan" Homeland Security spending bill.