February 14, 2019 Schumer fumes over McConnell plan to bring Green New Deal to vote, calls it ‘cynical ploy’ Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday ripped into Republicans for planning to force a vote on the Green New Deal, calling the plan a "stunt," a "cheap, cynical ploy" and "a game of political gotcha."
February 11, 2019 Top ICE official slams Dem proposal to limit number of beds in immigration detention centers The deputy director of Immigration and Customs enforcement on Monday slammed a Democratic proposal to limit the number of beds at immigration detention centers, calling the idea “extremely damaging to public safety.”
January 31, 2019 Senate votes to halt debate on amendment opposing speedy withdrawal from Syria, Afghanistan In a bipartisan rebuke to President Trump, the Senate voted 68-23 Thursday to advance an amendment that would oppose withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan.
January 28, 2019 Kentucky Secretary of State Grimes in hot water after report reveals staff examined rivals' voting records Kentucky’s Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes once went on national television to make clear that she was strongly opposed to handing over voter data to President Trump’s voter fraud commission, saying that she would not release any “sensitive information that relates to the privacy of individuals.”
January 24, 2019 Dem Sen. Joe Manchin will vote yes on both GOP and Democrat proposals to end shutdown Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., seems to be up for any solution to end the ongoing government shutdown.
January 22, 2019 Trump rallies for border wall as McConnell moves new bill: ‘No Cave!’ President Trump on Tuesday urged Republicans not to “cave” on border security and the partial government shutdown as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., lines up a vote on legislation to fund a border wall and the government -- and challenge Democrats in the process.
December 23, 2018 Schumer demands Trump 'abandon the wall' as DC faces shutdown stalemate Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called on President Trump to "abandon the wall" Saturday if he wants to re-open the government, saying Trump does not have the votes in the Senate to get it funded -- hours after the government shut down over an impasse over funding for President Trump's signature 2016 campaign promise.
December 19, 2018 McConnell says Senate will vote on stopgap to avert shutdown – without new border wall funding Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday the Senate will consider a stopgap measure to continue funding the government and avert a shutdown later this week – but it won’t include President Trump’s desired $5 billion for border wall funding because of the “reality of our political moment.”