Trump impeachment to go to Senate Monday, launching trial
“There will be a trial,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in making the announcement Friday. "It will be a full trial, it will be a fair trial.”…
McConnell pressures Democrats to keep Senate filibuster
McConnell has told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer that retaining the legislative filibuster should be part of their negotiations. The chamber will be split 50-50 with a Democratic Vice President Harris, breaking ties.
Schumer calls on Pence to invoke 25th Amendment
Schumer said he and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi called Pence Thursday, but that he would not take their call.
Schumer urges Cabinet to remove Trump from office
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is calling on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to remove him from office following Wednesday’s violent assault on the Capitol by the president’s supporters.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump “bears a great deal of the blame” after a mob loyal to him stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Most Republican senators remain skeptical about raising direct payments to $2,000, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says has no realistic path to pass. One of the Republicans opposed to the increase is Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson. He joins Amna…
Schumer said he would offer Trump’s proposal for $2,000 checks for a vote in Senate — putting Republicans on the spot.
The House on Wednesday easily passed a temporary funding bill that sets a Dec. 18 deadline for Congress to wrap up both a virus relief measure and a $1.4 trillion government spending bill.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans generally say a new stimulus bill is needed, but they disagree on the scope of it.
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