Schumer left in the cold by top House Democrat amid shutdown drama
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., asked Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. on Friday about whether he has confidence. Top House Democrats were asked directly twice about Schumer at a rushed press conference to highlight their opposition to the Republican government fundraising bill. Early in the press conference, Jeffries was asked if it was […]
Shutdown Would Have Hurt Trump, ’19 Shutdown Gave Dems ‘Power’
On Friday's “CNN News Central,” Sen. Jeff Markley (D-OR) said “Trump absolutely understands that closures hurt him,” and when the government shutdown occurred in 2019, “it created a lot of leverage and strength for Democrats to take on Trump.” “Republicans control the house. They control the Senate. They control the elliptical office. They're probably voting […]
Congress averts a shutdown — but Democratic divisions ensue: 5 takeaways
The Senate approved a spending bill that was created hours before the closing deadline Friday evening, closing out President Trump's first fundraising battle for second term. The law will fund the government through September 30th, increasing defense funds by $6 billion and imposing $13 billion in cuts on de-evacuation funds. Trump is expected to sign […]
10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown
A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.), voted on Friday to fund the government to advance the bills that Republicans trained until September 30th, taking an important step to infuriating many people in the party while avoiding government shutdowns. The key procedure vote, which passed 62-38, places the bill on […]
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted primarily along the party line Friday afternoon to pass a bill controlled by the House to fund the government until September. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law. The final vote was 54-46. Two members of the Democratic Caucus voted for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (DN.H.), who is resigning at […]
Ex-CNN Analyst Gives 3 Reasons Why He Thinks Democrats ‘Caved’ On Gov’t Shutdown
Former CNN analyst Chris Sillitza said in a video posted Friday he pledged and pledged to surrender and support the Republican spending bill for three strategic reasons. Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator of New York, who is the leader of the Senate minority, announced in a speech on the Senator's floor on Thursday that he would […]
Senate passes Trump-backed spending bill to avoid shutdown
The government closure was averted hours before the 11:59pm deadline on Friday. The senator voted 54-46 and passed the StopGap spending bill, which only had 51 votes to be approved. Almost every Republican has supported the measure, with Senator R-KY, R-KY. All Democrats opposed it, except for Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Maine Sen. Angus King, who […]
Senate Dems side with Schumer, sidestepping government shutdown
Senate Democrats fell along with minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.), voted and reached across the aisle to pass a continuing Republican-led resolution on Friday hours before the funding deadline. The CR has made progress with 62-38 votes, with 10 Democrats joining 52 Republicans and passing the fundraising bill. In addition to Schumer, he voted in […]
Shutdown showdown: House-passed bill survives key Senate vote as clock ticks
The senator voted to move forward with the House Pass halt spending bill on Friday as the government shutdown deadline approaches inch. The short-term spending bill passed in the House, known as the Continuous Solution (CR), will remain at the same level of maintenance as FY 2024 until October 1st. However, if the spending bill […]
Democrat civil war brews as Schumer caves on looming shutdown
Democrats find themselves confused once again as the party tries to navigate the imminent shutdown. All eyes were in Senate Democrats after House Republicans passed a continuing resolution almost along the party line on Tuesday. To bring the CR to the floor, the Senate must first clear a procedural vote called Cloture. The GOP holds […]