Top Senate Democrats are pressing the White House for detailed information about the high-level group text chat in which leaders in the Trump administration discussed sensitive planning information about a coming attack on rebels in Yemen and included a journalist in the conversation. In a letter to President Trump, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, … Read more
Elon Musk has made the maximum allowable donation to Republican members of Congress who support impeaching federal judges who are impeding actions taken by President Trump, according to five people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. Musk has given the maximum hard-dollar donations he could to the campaigns of seven Republicans who have either endorsed … Read more
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, on Monday postponed a multicity tour to promote his forthcoming book, citing security concerns amid backlash to his decision to vote with Republicans for a stopgap spending bill to stave off a government shutdown. Mr. Schumer was scheduled to participate in promotional events in … Read more
Many Democratic lawmakers continued to express deep frustration at Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday for having broken with most of his party to allow a Republican spending bill to pass, as the Democratic base increasingly demands stauncher resistance to President Trump’s far-reaching agenda. Mr. Schumer, a New York Democrat and the Senate minority leader, joined … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing the biggest revolt from Democrats in years, but in a conversation with The Interview after his crucial vote supporting a Republican federal spending bill this past week, he tried to brush off questions about whether he should step aside. Democratic officials appeared stunned when Schumer did an about-face … Read more
President Trump on Saturday signed the government funding bill passed by the Senate on Friday. The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government. The signing of the bill ended a week of drama of Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, the House … Read more