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‘The Interview’: Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat

The Senate minority leader discusses the backlash to his vote on the Republican spending bill, how he sees his role within the party and...

Trump Signs Spending Bill to Fund Government

The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.

What Thom Tillis’s Surrender to Trump Says About the Trump G.O.P.

It is very hard to be principled, independent or any of those other bygone adjectives in today’s G.O.P.

D.C. Appears Likely to Avoid a $1.1 Billion Budget Cut

The Senate approved a separate bill that allows D.C. to continue operating under its current budget, which seemed on track to pass in the...

How Each Senator Voted to Fund the Government Through September

The Senate voted to advance a bill to fund the federal government through September and avoid a shutdown on Saturday.

Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out at Schumer Over His Support for G.O.P. Budget

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized a fellow New York lawmaker, Senator Chuck Schumer, for siding with Republicans. Her tough language even drew talk of a...

Schumer Under Fire as Pelosi and Other Democrats Criticize Shutdown Retreat

Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and making a politically...

Senate Moves Toward Critical Vote to Avert Government Shutdown as Schumer Relents

An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight after the top Senate...

Alan K. Simpson, a Folksy Republican Force in the Senate, Dies at 93

A plain-spoken lawmaker from Wyoming, he balanced his conservative views with moderate stands on abortion rights, gay marriage and immigration reform.

As Congress Weighs a Spending Bill, Earmarks Are a Casualty

The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress...

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