Chuck Schumer

House passes an expanded child tax credit bill and sends it to the Senate

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday night to pass a $78 billion tax package that includes an expansion of the ...

Democrats urge Biden administration to deschedule marijuana

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are putting new pressure on the Biden administration to ease federal restrictions on marijuana in a ...

Fake Biden robocall alarms Capitol Hill but it’s unclear if Congress will act

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — The fake Joe Biden robocall urging Democrats not to vote in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary has sparked a ...

Senators are racing to finish work on a border deal as aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal in the Senate on border policies was being finalized Monday as senators returned to Washington ...

Congress Clears Stopgap Spending Bill for Biden, Moving to Avert Shutdown

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday sent legislation to avert a partial government shutdown to President Joe Biden, racing to fund ...

Congress passes stopgap bill to prevent a shutdown until March, sending it to Biden

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — Congress passed a bill on Thursday that would prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend and keep federal ...

US Congress scrambles to pass stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

Evan Massoud

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday will aim to approve a stopgap measure keeping the ...

Congressional leaders meet at White House as optimism on an immigration deal grows

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders met at the White House on Wednesday as the Senate inched ...

Senate clears first hurdle in avoiding shutdown, votes to advance short-term spending bill

Elaine Hadley

Washington — The Senate crossed its first hurdle Tuesday night as it seeks to pass a stopgap spending measure to ...

Moderate Democrats say they’d save Speaker Mike Johnson if the right tries to oust him

Evan Massoud

WASHINGTON — A handful of moderate Democrats say they would be willing to save the new Republican House speaker, Mike ...