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,…
Schumer: ‘I won’t step down’ amid pressure from critics
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, takes questions during a press conference after weekly Senate caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on…
AG Bondi calls attacks on Tesla facilities ‘domestic terrorism’ after two more dealerships targeted
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and senior advisor to the president of the United States, looks on as President Donald Trump speaks in front of Tesla…
Trump signs stop-gap spending bill, avoids federal government shutdown
President Donald Trump prepares to board Marine One as he departs Washington, DC, en route to his home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday. At…
Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
1 of 6 | Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer of New York leaves the U.S. Capitol after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill on…
Government shutdown looms: Schumer to vote in favor of CR bill, other Dems to vote ‘no’
1 of 3 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at a press conference Wednesday. Schumer said Thursday he will vote for the CR to…
House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown
1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the press after House Republicans passed a funding bill to avert a…
House GOP proposes higher defense, lower domestic spending in stopgap bill
The U.S. Capitol is pictured in August 2021 and could be kept open through the remaining 2025 fiscal year if a proposed funding resolution is…
Trump makes Americans poorer, less safe, says Slotkin in Democrats’ response
1 of 2 | Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-MI, rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of congress in Wyandotte,…
Trump White House adviser Habba critical of fired federal employees, including veterans
President Donald Trump listens as attorney Alina Habba speaks at at Trump Tower in New York City on September 6, 2024. Habba on Tuesday said…
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin to deliver Democratic response to Trump address
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions Pete Hegseth during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine Hegseth's expected nomination to be Secretary of Defense on…
Gov’t employee unions sue Treasury to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive data
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in…
Trump orders pause on federal grants, loans, according to internal OMB memo
President Donald Trump's acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, Matthew Vaeth, ordered a pause on all U.S. federal loans and grants beginning…
At least 12 federal inspectors general terminated immediately
1 of 2 | Housing and Urban Development Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis was among the at least 12 inspectors general terminated by email late…