Tag: Chuck Schumer

Biden’s Budget Aims to Hit Republicans Where It Hurts

Biden’s budget proposal revives many of the components of the Build Back Better Act, the massive bill which would have overhauled the nation’s tax system and social safety net, and which fizzled in the Senate due to opposition from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Even when Democrats held the White House, Senate, and House, they […]

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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Take on Fox News

There is one pressing dilemma: Should Democrats still go on the network? For years, many have argued that the answer is no. The deck is stacked against you, after all—and this is a propaganda network. Fox News is increasingly devoted to making Democrats look not just crazy but also dangerous: Republicans are given softballs and […]

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The U.S. Senate Has Three Buildings. Why Is One Still Named for a White Supremacist?

McCain, a six-term GOP Senator from Arizona and a longtime tenant of the Russell building, which houses the Armed Services Committee that McCain chaired, remains an icon of public service and bipartisanship in the Senate. “McCain would be great,” said Democratic Senators Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico and Ben Cardin of Maryland, using the […]

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100 and Counting: Biden’s Pace for Confirming Federal Judges Exceeds Trump’s

Committee questioning of judicial nominees can be contentious to downright toxic, as was the case last year when Republican Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz tried unsuccessfully to paint Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as soft on pedophiles. Despite the high-profile attacks on Judge Jackson’s character, many of Biden’s judicial nominees have been confirmed with GOP […]

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Biden says he ordered US military to shoot down Chinese ‘spy’ balloon ‘as soon as possible’

Biden says he ordered US military to shoot down Chinese ‘spy’ balloon ‘as soon as possible’ | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press after stepping off Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Md., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, en route to Camp David for the […]

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