Trump to meet congressional leaders at White House ahead of shutdown
Sept. 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will meet Monday with the top four congressional leaders in a bid to avert a potential government shutdown.…
White House threatens to permanent fire federal works in event of shutdown
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The White House has warned federal workers there will be more mass firings if Congress is unable to agree on a…
Trump cancels meeting to avert shutdown with Schumer, Jeffries
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y,. and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., were supposed to meet with President Donald Trump this week to prevent…
Trump to meet with Democratic leaders to avert government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a press conference in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on…
Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer demand to meet with Trump to avoid government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday demanded that President Donald Trump meet with them to prevent…
Senate confirms 48 sub-cabinet positions in single vote
Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate confirmed 48 appointees of President Donald Trump, almost entirely made up of ambassador and sub-cabinet positions. The lone…
ACA subsidies in play as House plans Friday vote on government funding
Sept. 19 (UPI) -- House Republicans expect to hold a vote Friday on legislation that would fund the government through Nov. 21, but a battle…
Senate confirms former Fox host Jeanine Pirro as top prosecutor
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The Senate has confirmed former Fox News TV host and Donald Trump supporter Jeanine Pirro as the top U.S. federal prosecutor.…
Senate heads into recess as Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks at a press conference calling on the administration to release the Epstein files in the U.S. Capitol building…
California Rep. Ro Khanna endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York mayor
July 17 (UPI) -- California Democratic congressional lawmaker Ro Khanna announced on Fox & Friends Thursday morning that he will endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor…
Netanyahu talks Middle East matters with U.S, senators, defense officials
July 9 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday met with a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and the Defense Department while Rep. Marjorie…
House meets for debate on Trump budget, legislative agenda bill
July 2 (UPI) -- House members are meeting to debate U.S. President Donald Trump's key Senate-passed domestic policy bill, with lawmakers still aiming for a…
Senate debates GOP budget bill ahead of procedural vote
June 28 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans released their updated version of the massive spending bill late Friday, which still includes an extension of tax cuts…
Stablecoin regulation bill easily moves toward full Senate vote
June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly advanced legislation for a regulatory method for payment with stablecoins. The cloture, which ended debate, was approved…
Schumer places hold on DOJ nominees pending answers on Qatar, its offer of jet to Trump
May 13 (UPI) -- Justice Department nominees won't be confirmed until the Trump administration provides full transparency on "Qatari influence," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,…
Senate Democrats ask SSA watchdog to investigate impact of DOGE cuts
April 23 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Senate Democrats asked the Social Security Administration's acting inspector general Wednesday to investigate…
U.S. Senate approves Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ on budget; resolution goes to House
John Thune, Republican Senate majority leader, is pictured at a weekly news conference with Republicans earlier this week. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo…
Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event
1 of 9 | President Donald Trump holds a federal report showing the trade imbalance between the United States and other nations while announcing reciprocal…
N.J. Sen. Cory Booker delays NATO vote, nears 20-hour long Senate floor speech aimed at Trump
1 of 3 | Sen. Cory Booker (seen Sept. 2024 outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.), D-N.J., took to the Senate floor on Monday…
Senate Democrats call on Trump to revoke nominee for Social Security chief, claims Bisignano ‘lied’ to lawmakers
1 of 4 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference with other Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,…