Thune, the Republican leader in the US Senate, said Democrats must take full responsibility for the current government shutdown. He said Democrats were to blame for any funding disruptions to critical food aid programs, as well as all other negative effects of the shutdown. "Because we have to remember... the only reason for the shutdown is that Democrats refused to accept a clean non-partisan funding extension, a clean non-partisan funding extension. We are not asking Democrats to accept any ne...
Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve board, Stephen Millan, was harshly grilled at a Senate hearing, with Republicans backing his pledge to "remain politically neutral" and Democrats questioning his ability to make independent decisions in the face of White House pressure. Click to view
On August 2 local time, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader of the US Senate, said at a briefing that the Republican Party needs to cooperate with the Democratic Party, and that going it alone and trying to change the rules will only harm the interests of the people. Previously, the US Senate failed to fully complete the approval of multiple executive nominations of US President Trump. Trump angered Chuck Schumer on social platforms for blocking the nomination, leading to...