Ukraine and Israel aid bill fails to clear first Senate hurdle
Republicans want stricter border security measures in exchange for Ukraine funding.
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Republicans want stricter border security measures in exchange for Ukraine funding.
The White House is pushing Congress to approve its funding package to support Ukraine and Israel. But Republicans are trying to attach conditions in exchange for voting yes -- including changes to U.S. border policies. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes explains where talks stand.
Multiple senators say they want to place conditions on aid for Israel, but Democrats in the upper chamber are divided about the issue. Democratic Sen. Jack Reed, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joins "America Decides" to discuss.
In a letter to his colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, "Senators should expect long days and nights, and potentially weekends in December" as lawmakers work to pass a foreign aid package. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and other lawmakers are paying tribute to former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at 96. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pushing to pass the House's spending bill to keep the government open for the short term. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa is looking into Congress' next move to fund the federal government into the new year.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pushing the Senate to pass House Speaker Mike Johnson's two-step spending plan to avert a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
The $14.5 billion military aid package for Israel passed in the House of Representatives Thursday is not expected to be considered by the Senate. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what this means for Israeli and U.S. priorities in the Middle East.
Sen. Chuck Schumer said a bipartisan group of U.S. senators visiting Israel was having lunch on Sunday when warning sirens went off.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday, part of a visit by six senators looking to improve relations between the U.S. and China. During the meeting, Schumer addressed China's initial statement on the Hamas attacks, which only called for restraint. Senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
The attack has killed at least 700 people in Israel so far, with hundreds more injured and an unknown number of people taken hostage by Hamas.
San Francisco City Hall hosted a memorial service Thursday for California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The afternoon included remarks from other trailblazing women in politics -- including Vice President Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston has more.
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators will travel to China next week. The visit comes amid a time of persistent disagreement over policies concerning Taiwan, the South China Sea and what the U.S. calls genocide of the country's Uyghur population. Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at the Hudson Institute, joins CBS News to discuss what's at stake for the visit.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the Senate, has died. She was 90. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both paid tribute to Feinstein, who they both called a friend, from the Senate floor.
Lawmakers remain deeply divided on a spending bill to fund the government with a shutdown just three days away. Right-wing Republicans in the House have pledged to oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker if he brings bipartisan legislation to the floor, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he should do it anyway. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The initial decision to relax the dress code prompted swift backlash, especially toward Sen. John Fetterman, who typically wears a hoodie and gym shorts.
The House advanced four spending bills that have no chance of passing in the Senate, as Speaker Kevin McCarthy seeks to appease conservatives.
House Republicans' efforts to pass four spending bills would not avert a government shutdown.
While Schumer said he will still wear a suit, other senators can now wear whatever they want.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the biggest names in tech for a bipartisan forum Wednesday on how lawmakers should approach artificial intelligence. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more.
The Senate approved legislation Thursday night to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a U.S. default. It's based on the deal President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated over Memorial Day Weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The legislation now goes to President Biden's desk, pulling the nation back from the brink of a financial crisis.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate will stay in session until they send a debt limit bill to President Biden's desk. Schumer said any delays or changes to the bill that would move the legislation back to the House would "almost guarantee default."
A bipartisan vote in the House Wednesday night passed a bill to raise the nation's debt limit through 2025. The legislation now moves to the Senate where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer placed the bill on the Senate calendar late Wednesday night to fast-track a vote by week's end. Nikole Killion reports.
Senate Democratic leadership spoke with reporters about the debt limit bill Wednesday afternoon. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said no one on either side would call the agreement perfect, but emphasized it spares the U.S. from default.