Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer chimed in during Sen. Jeff Merkley’s ongoing speech to ask an extended question of the Oregon Democrat on the Senate floor. Schumer railed against President Trump for refusing to negotiate on the ongoing shutdown and health care issues. Schumer accused the president of “spending all his time on eroding democracy,
President Donald Trump refuses to negotiate with congressional Democrats until the government reopens, deepening the 22-day shutdown over healthcare subsidies.
Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, in a file photo. Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, a member of the prominent Sununu political family, on Oct. 22 entered the 2026 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire as a Republican candidate. Sununu announced his candidacy with a video posted on X, pitching himself as a bipartisan
The party has struggled with internal turmoil for months Kamala Harris (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Major Democratic donors turned down the Democratic National Committee’s request to host a fundraiser, with one sending a “profanity-laced” message in response. “At one point earlier this year, the DNC reached out to big donors to host a San Francisco-area fundraiser
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares demands challenger Jay Jones drop out of the race after court documents reveal Jones' reckless driving case remains under criminal investigation.
The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As the federal government shutdown reaches its fourth week, lawmakers are preparing a vote on a bill to pay troops and some other federal employees who have continued to work through the shutdown. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)