U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to members of the media alongside fellow Republicans during a press conference following Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters As congressional Democrats push to tie extending Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies to the government funding…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on Sept. 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped President Donald Trump on Friday for leaving town to watch golf matches in New York with just four…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a paycheck and put key economic data — including the closely watched Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report — on ice. Congress has just four days left…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference as the U.S. House of Representatives considers U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats will not be “intimidated” by the Trump…
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks with the press on Capitol Hill on Thursday Sept. 11, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump will meet with the two top Democrats in Congress sometime this week as the federal government heads…
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to meet with Democrats to strike a deal to avoid a government shutdown as the funding deadline looms. “I hope and pray that Trump will sit down with us and negotiate a bipartisan bill,” Schumer said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” days before…
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 9, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Congressional Democrats are zeroing in on health care as a key sticking point in negotiations with the threat…
