Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
Democrats erupt after Senate leader caves to GOP in funding fight
After the top Democrat in the Senate said he would vote to advance the GOP-led funding bill, other party members erupted over ...
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Republicans’ budget bill rules out federal earmarks for state projects
Rising to leadership of the Senate appropriations committee this year positioned Republican Sen. Susan Collins to bring ...
GOP attempt to derail abortion-funding bill falls short after emotional debate
Lawmakers on both sides of the abortion debate shared personal and emotional stories Thursday in a failed Republican attempt ...
Funding bill heads toward approval, cutting millions in support for Long Island projects
Schumer and Gillibrand together supported a dozen of the Long Island congressmen’s requests and cosponsored two of them, and ...
Senate moves ahead on shutdown votes
Democrats agreed to speed up consideration of the bill to allow a vote on Friday in exchange for votes on four amendments.