Schumer postpones book tour, citing "security concerns" after funding vote
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's postponements come amid expected protests in response to his vote to advance a Republican measure to avert a shutdown.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's postponements come amid expected protests in response to his vote to advance a Republican measure to avert a shutdown.
After sidestepping the House Rules Committee, Speaker Mike Johnson will have to rely on Democrats to pass a short-term funding bill.
The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
The legislation now goes to President Biden's desk, pulling the nation back from the brink of a financial crisis.
"Please, please, please damnit - put yourselves in the shoes of these parents just for once," Schumer said as he opened the Senate.
In a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the mayors cite two bills that had been passed in the House of Representatives earlier this year that they believe would "greatly strengthen the background check system,"
A New York City police detective was shot and killed Tuesday night while responding to a report of a gunpoint robbery at a cellphone store
Congressional Democrats aren't backing down from their threats to reject any government funding bill that isn't paired with protection for thousands of young immigrants, as hard-line liberal groups shrug off risks of a government shutdown.
The top Senate Democrat said Thursday he will oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
The tragedy in Connecticut has lawmakers revisiting the controversial issue of gun control.
