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Sep 23

Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries on keeping the government open

By Associated Press

The New York lawmakers had been scheduled for a Thursday meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 in hopes of reaching an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.

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Sep 17

Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Republicans unveiled the spending bill Tuesday.

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Sep 11

WATCH: Kirk killing is a moment for Americans to unite in mourning, Schumer says

By Associated Press

At the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said “all Americans should come together and feel and mourn what happened.”…

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Sep 02

WATCH: Jeffries says he and Johnson had ‘opening conversation’ on budget talks

By Associated Press

Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government.

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Jul 30

60 years after Medicaid was signed into law, Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ is chiseling it back

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in one of the crowning achievements of his legacy.

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Jul 10

Democratic leader Jeffries heads to Speaker Johnson’s home state to decry cuts in Trump’s megabill

By Jack Brook, Associated Press

The top Democrat in the U.S. House is holding a town hall Thursday in Louisiana, home to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputy, to rally against the health care cuts in the GOP bill that President Donald Trump signed into law.

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Jul 03

WATCH: House Minority Leader Jeffries gives marathon speech criticizing GOP tax cut bill

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.

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Jun 23

Johnson voices opposition to Congress weighing in on use of military force against Iran

By Associated Press

“I don’t think this is an appropriate time for a War Powers resolution. And I don’t think it’s necessary,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday.

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May 13

Marathon hearings begin as House Republicans push ahead with Trump’s big bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Republicans are working to push President Donald Trump's signature legislative package through a gauntlet of committee hearings over mounting opposition from Democrats, advocacy groups and even some wary Republicans themselves.

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May 06

WATCH: House Democrats blast Trump budget bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Democrats say they will fight what House party leader Hakeem Jeffries calls the “extreme Republican agenda.”…

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