If Trump wants stronger background checks, Dems say, he should demand gun bill vote
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate GOP leader, Mitch McConnell, is blocking gun safety reforms that more than 90 percent of Americans support.
Mueller’s testimony divides Congress on need to strengthen election security
Former special counsel Robert Mueller's warning that Russian interference is still happening "as we sit" is putting pressure on Republican leaders in Congress to join Democrats in passing additional election security legislation.
WATCH: After Mueller testimony, Pelosi says Democrats waiting on impeachment question
Mueller appeared before the House Judiciary and House Intelligence committees Wednesday.
White House, Congress reach budget deal
The deal, announced by Trump on Twitter and in a statement by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, will restore the government's ability to borrow to pay its bills past next year's elections and build…
Paul, R-Ky., questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts.
The emerging two-year framework would satisfy demands for an outline to guide congressional work on more than $1.3 trillion in agency operating budgets. It would still need to be fleshed out in further negotiations, and puts off battles over political…
“Racism is the poison of America,” Schumer said, adding "when a significant part of America is held back, all of America is held back.”…
Democrats are demanding that President Donald Trump's labor secretary quit because he helped craft a secret 2008 plea deal that let a wealthy financier avoid prison after allegations of molesting teenage girls.
The Senate's top Democrat said Sunday that the U.S. government should step up efforts to investigate the deaths of at least eight Americans in the Dominican Republic this year.
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