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SENATE July 18, 2022

Senate poised for vote on semiconductor bill after Manchin again shrinks Dems' reconciliation package

Republicans appear poised to support a bill to fund the U.S. semiconductor industry after Sen. Joe Manchin pared back Democrats' reconciliation bill.

White House July 15, 2022

Biden says he will take executive action to address climate change should Congress fail to act

President Biden urged Congress to pass a bill with a provision to address the "climate crisis," warning that he will not "back down" and will take executive action should the Senate fail to act.

Democrats July 15, 2022

Manchin says he won't support climate, tax provisions in sweeping Democratic bill

Sen. Joe Manchin said he will not support the climate or tax provisions of a Democratic economic package he had been negotiating with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for months.

SENATE July 13, 2022

Reporter's Notebook: Build Back Better budget fight returns, this time amid more inflation

Democrats are proposing another social spending package — a Build Back Better incarnation — before Sept. 30, but once again Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., could stand in the way

SENATE July 11, 2022

Schumer preps final shot at passing reconciliation bill as summer session kicks off

Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, face a tight deadline to pass their party-line reconciliation bill, with the August recess and campaign season coming soon.

SENATE July 11, 2022

Biden, Schumer and Durbin sprint to fill judicial vacancies before possible GOP Senate takeover

With Republicans aiming to take back the Senate in the November midterms, Democrats face a six-month dash to confirm as many federal judges as possible.

POLITICS July 10, 2022

Chuck Schumer tests positive for COVID-19, will work remote as Senate reconvenes this week

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely as the Senate convenes this week.

POLITICS July 8, 2022

Schumer-aligned dark money nonprofit raked in record $105 million from anonymous donors, tax forms show

Majority Forward, a dark money nonprofit aligned with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, continues to raise record amounts of cash as Democrats assail dark money in politics.

Midterm Elections July 8, 2022

Young Dems dismiss likely GOP midterms victory, won't express support for Pelosi, Schumer to keep roles

In an exclusive interview with Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital, Young Democrats communications director Matt Royer dismissed the idea of a likely Republican victory in the midterm elections.

Congress July 7, 2022

Democrats plot legislative response to protect abortion rights after Supreme Court decision

Congressional Democrats have a busy agenda in July, and abortion legislation may make its way to the top of it in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling.

Chuck Schumer July 6, 2022

Schumer to submit text for new Medicare proposal, in move toward reconciliation package: report

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to submit text of a Medicare prescription drug proposal to the Senate parliamentarian in a step toward a larger bill.