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The Senate passed a spending bill to stave off a government shutdown
US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has said he will vote against the Republicans’ bill to fund the government through September. “As bad as passing the CR is…allowing Trump to take even more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option,” he said. The House of Representatives earlier passed the bill that would…
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The House Democrats are reacting to the announcement by Schumer
Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer on Saturday said that Democrats should use their “strength and dexterity to catch fish or cut bait”. “It’s time for Democrats to use their strength and dexterity to catch fish or cut bait,” he added. This comes after all but one House Democrat had voted against the government funding bill…
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The Trump Administration Live updates are for Federal Workers who are looking for second jobs
US Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said on Friday that President Donald Trump was “the worst President in our history”, while Republican Senator Susan Collins called him “the worst man in the history of our country”. Schumer also said that Trump was responsible for the recent flight crash in New York that left 23 people dead.…
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Biden’s campaign is in rush to convince Senate Democrats that he can win
US Senator Amy Klobuchar on Friday said President Joe Biden should “do what’s best for the nation” and “do what’s best for Chuck Schumer and Leader Jeffries”. “I think President Biden should look at all of the information and carry on detailed conversations with key leaders, including Leader Schumer and Leader Jeffries,” she added. Biden…
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The articles of impeachment were killed by the Senate
The US House of Representatives delivered articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday. Republicans had voted to impeachment Mayorkas in March but the Senate rejected the articles of impeachment. Earlier, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had said that the impeachment trial would end with a…
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Content creators are against a potential ban on TikTok
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app within six months of the law’s enactment or face a nationwide ban. The US Senate will review the legislation when it comes over from the House, said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. TikTok was…
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The Democrats flip the seat of George Santos when the House votes to impeach him
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is the first member of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet to be removed from his post. “This sham impeachment effort is another embarrassment for HouseRepublicans,” US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said. The impeachment measure will now go to the…
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The Democrats flip GeorgeSantos’ seat as the House votes to impeach Mayorkas
The US House of Representatives has voted to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security. Mayorkas was impeached over his role in the construction of the border wall that President Donald Trump said will “save lives”. “This is another embarrassment for House Republicans,” US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said.
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Congress goes into chaos over funding for national security
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said that he will move to a “Plan B” after the Senate failed to pass a bill that would have increased aid for Ukraine and Israel. The bill failed in the Senate by only eight votes amid criticism from the right. Schumer added that he’ll move to…
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The Congress gets overwhelmed over border and national security funding
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said that he will move ahead with a procedural vote to begin debate on the legislation to address the US-Mexico border security. The bill includes border security and assistance to Israel. Earlier, Republican Senator Chris Murphy said that the party would abandon another plan if the Wednesday…
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Senate Democrats are in need of a re-sign by Bob Menendez
US Senator Robert Menendez, who was charged with bribery and fraud, has said that he will not resign from the Senate. This comes after Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer called for Menendez to step down in response to the indictment. Menendez is accused of taking bribes from a businessman in exchange for allegedly providing his advice…
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Tech leaders are in the Senate to discuss the regulation of artificial intelligence
AI Insight Forum held by the US Senate’s Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was attended by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X’s Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Nvidia President Jensen Huang. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Artificial Intelligence before the forum. Schumer said the government needs a federal…
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Congress would like to regulate Artificial intelligence, but it has a lot of work to do
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that he is looking at legislation to address the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). Schumer stated that he was talking to members of his party and Republican leaders to gauge their interest in getting behind a proposed artificial intelligence law. AI has been linked to cyberattacks and…
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The Senate is about to repeal Iraq War power authorizations
The US Senate has voted to repeal the war authorisations that supported the 1991 Gulf War and 2003 Iraq War. “There’s no justification anymore for allowing these authorisations to stay on the books,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. However, he added, “I am opposed to Congress sunsetting any military force authorisations in the Middle…
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A federal ban looms as more GOP governors try to ban TikTok
US Senator Chuck Schumer has said there’s Chinese ownership of the company that owns video-sharing app TikTok. He further added that there are people in the Commerce Committee looking into that. Schumer’s comments come after ByteDance CEO Shou Zi Chew told The New York Times that ByteDance plans to move all data from Virginia and…
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The U.S. says that flying objects could turn out to be harmful
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday said that he was briefed by a White House national security adviser that an object shot down over Canada was likely another balloon. Schumer added that the administration was very careful and the approach was very careful. “We’re trying to find out more about the objects’ nature…hour…
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The US House of Representatives has banned TikTok.
The US has proposed a bill that would prohibit social media firms from allowing or allowing their platforms to be used by foreign governments. The move comes amid the ongoing tensions between the US and China. The bill was introduced by Democratic senators Mark Warner and Chuck Schumer and would affect social media firms with…
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The government funding bill is hanging by a thread.
US Senate Majority Whip Chuck Schumer said, “I remain hopeful…despite disagreements about the ultimate package, there’s little disagreement that an omnibus is…best solution for funding the government.” He added, “We’ve been through a lot this fiscal year, and we will continue to go through a lot next fiscal year, too. We’re going to have to…
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The January 6 committee will no longer try to subpoena phone records as it wraps up its investigation.
The US House Select Committee on the January 6 Capitol riot used new testimony and evidence to demonstrate how former President Donald Trump knew he had lost the election but still went forward with efforts to overturn the results. The footage shows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top officials…
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Immigration policy failures of Biden lead to finger-pointing.
White House chief of staff Ron Klain called Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday to discuss the situation at US-Mexican border. Schumer raised concerns over the government’s response to migrant caravans, as per reports. “He expressed concern about the capacity of the Department of Homeland Security to manage an influx of migrants,” a White…
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Congress has a lot of work to do.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said, “If talks continue as they are, I’m hopeful that we’ll reach an agreement.” He further said that negotiations on a year-long government funding bill are moving forward and he’s “hopeful” that they’ll reach a deal. Schumer said the stopgap measure will extend funding for another week until…
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CNN is forecasting that Democrats will retain control of the Senate.
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that Democrats’ win in the US midterm election was a “vindication” of the party’s agenda. He added that it amounted to a rejection of “anti-Democratic, extremist, MAGA Republicans”. Schumer further said that Democrats will continue to control the agenda on the Senate floor and in committees, particularly…
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The Georgia Senate race was going downhill, but the debate in Pennsylvania didn’t hurt us much.
US Senator Chuck Schumer said that “we are going downhill in Pennsylvania” but added that he remained optimistic about his Democratic Party’s prospects in the state. He further said, “It looks like the debate didn’t hurt us too much in Pennsylvania so that’s good.” Schumer added that he is “optimistic” about his party’s prospects in…