"Why Sen. Scott blames Schumer for stalled Hurricane Michael relief" PBS NewsHour 5/16/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: More than 200 days have passed since Hurricane Michael hit Florida with devas… Read More
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Sen. Chuck Schumer and his Democrat buddies are swamped these days, what with constantly having to think of new ways to subvert the… Read More
The Threat from Extremists has Increased the Sense of Urgency for Lawmakers, and Top Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are urging their Republican Colleagues to quick… Read More
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9th, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Section 3 says, No Person shall be a Senator or Representat… Read More
A Department of Justice (DOJ) Watchdog has opened an Investigation into whether any Current or Former Officials tried Improperly to wield the Powers of the Department to Undo the Results of… Read More
Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, will soon play a Crucial Role in Determining whether President Biden’s Proposal to Increase the Minimum Wage and other Components of his $… Read More
Congressional Leaders are discussing Draft Legislation for a Bipartisan Commission to Investigate the Jan. 6th Attack on the Capitol.
A Draft Bill would Allow each of the Four Top House an… Read More
The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021( H.R. 8), introduced Mar. 1st, 2021, would require a Background Check on All Firearm Sales. Under the current Law, only Licensed Gun Dealers must… Read More
Nearly Three Dozen Senate Democrats proposed Banning Assault Weapons as House-Passed Gun Control Measures arrive in the Upper Chamber.
Sponsor Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who is joined b… Read More
Veteran Federal Prosecutor, Damian Williams has been Selected as President Biden’s Nominee to serve as the next U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, New York City. If confirmed, Williams would… Read More
A Nonprofit Group, Building Back Together founded by, Allies of President Joe Biden, is launching a Voting Rights Initiative, the Latest sign that the White House views the Issue as a Key Pa… Read More
Senate Democrats, on Wednesday, will use a Law to Resurrect Obama-era Regulations on Methane that the Trump Administration had Wiped away. The Regulation seeks to Clamp Down on the Release o… Read More
Senate Democrats are making Changes to their Voting Rights, Campaign Finance, Redistricting, and Ethics Reform Package, hoping to better the Chances of Passing the Top-Priority Bill.
Senat… Read More
Under questioning by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY, 14th District), Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense, Christopher Miller, revealed that there was a Three-hour Delay between when the Ca… Read More
Legislative Updates Federal Legislation: The House Oversight and Reform Committee unanimously approved the 2021 Postal Reform Act after Republicans offered their support. Rep. James Comer (R… Read More
The Biden Administration has Approved the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project, marking a Major Milestone in the Multi-year Gateway Program effort to Repair Tun… Read More
President Biden tells Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to continue pushing for Canceling $50k in Student Debt.
Democratic Lawmakers had been keeping the Pressure on President B… Read More
The House, on Thursday, Voted to Repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Iraq War, in what Lawmakers are Framing as a First Step in a Broader effort to Claw back Presidential War Powers.
The… Read More
The Nomination of Frank Kendall, to serve as President Biden’s Air Force Secretary, is being held by Three Senators who have Declined to Publicly state the Reason for their Hold, with… Read More
A Handful of Senate Democrats from Gun-Friendly States will likely decide whether, David Chipman, gets Confirmed as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)… Read More
Senate Spending Leaders clinched an Agreement, on Tuesday, that would provide more than $2 Billion to fill the waning Budgets of the Capitol Police and National Guard, after months of Strain… Read More
President Biden's Administration, Tuesday, issued a Targeted Moratorium on Evictions, in areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19, Replacing a Nationwide Evictions Freeze, that Expired Saturday, despit… Read More
Only One of New York’s 56 Governors has been Impeached and Removed from Office, and that happened more than a Century ago.
The Release of the State Attorney General, Tish James&rsquo… Read More
The Biden Administration is Extending the Pause on Federal Student Loan Payments, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, through Jan. 31st, 2022, which the Administration described as the Final Ex… Read More
Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) said an Amendment to the Infrastructure Bill, that would Redefine who Falls Subject to Cryptocurrency Regulation Requirements, will be broug… Read More
Legislative Updates Federal Legislation: A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) unveiled legislation aiming to combat efforts to under… Read More
The White House is growing increasingly Frustrated over the Slow Pace of Senate Confirmations of President Biden’s Nominees. Key Positions in Biden’s Administration remain Unfill… Read More
President Biden wants to corner the Market on Electric Vehicles. In August, he announced a Target that by 2030, Half of the Vehicles Sold in the U.S. will be Battery Electric, Fuel-Cell Elec… Read More
The lynchpin Climate Policy, of Congressional Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill, would spur Massive Job Growth over the next Decade, a new analysis finds.
A Report from i… Read More
After the For the People Act was Blocked by a Republican Filibuster in June, Senate Democrats began forging a New Path forward for their Voting and Election Reform Priorities.
Amy Klobucha… Read More
The Senate Parliamentarian ruled against, allowing Democrats to include a Pathway to Legal Status for an estimated 8 Million Undocumented Immigrant,s in their Massive Social Spending Plan… Read More
Following Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) Recommendation last month, Brooklyn City Councilwoman, Alicka Ampry-Samuel (D-41st District), is slated to be Appointed by… Read More
On Thursday, a Federal Appeals Court, allowed the continued use of the Title 42 Policy, pushed initially through the previous Administration by Stephen Miller, that’s used the Novel Co… Read More
The Senate narrowly Approved, Tracy Stone-Manning, on Thursday, to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), capping months of efforts by, Republican Lawmakers, to Block her Confirmation bec… Read More
Climate Advocates consider, the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), one of the Core Elements of Democrats' effort to Speed the Transition toward Solar and Wind Power, and Slash Gre… Read More
After weeks of waiting, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is on the move in the Senate, as Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took Action on the Bill Nov. 15th.
The… Read More
With Attorney General Merrick Garland looking on, Manhattan's New US Attorney said Friday, he’s establishing a Civil Rights Unit, in his Office’s Criminal Division, to concentrat… Read More
Compromise Defense Policy Legislation, was filed December 6th, will Not require Women to Register for a Military Draft, a turnaround after the Proposal gained Bipartisan Support in both the… Read More
President Biden, on Thursday, signed a Bill raising the Debt Ceiling by $2.5 Trillion, narrowly averting Default on the Nation’s Debt.
The Measure Passed the Senate Tuesday afternoon… Read More
The U.S. Senate overnight, Confirmed more than Three Dozen of President Biden's Nominees to Ambassador Posts, ending a months-long Republican-led Blockade on quick consideration of the Diplo… Read More
New York City, Mayor-Elect Eric Adams (D) announced a slew of Appointments leading up to his Official Inauguration, including Communications Director, and the Head of a Brand-New Office of E… Read More
President Biden says he Supports making an Exception to the Senate Filibuster Rules in order to pass Voting Rights Legislation. "If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legi… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Monday, that the Chamber will take a Vote on whether to Change the Senate's Legislative Filibuster Rules, by Martin Luther King Jr. Day… Read More
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul (D) overwhelmingly wins Convention Vote to be Party's Nominee for Governorw New York State in 2022.
She has been designated the Democratic Nominee for a Ful… Read More
The Senate, on Tuesday, approved a $107 billion Financial Overhaul of the long-beleaguered U.S. Postal Service (USPS), providing Monetary relief for the Agency that Leaders say will allow it… Read More
In a 21-page Order, justifying the Decision, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Rochelle Walensky, cited numerous Protocols to Reduce the Spread of Covid-19 among Mig… Read More
Thirty-Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, in 21 different States, would be Closed or completely Reconstructed, under a nearly $2 trillion Infrastructure Overhaul unveiled by Department L… Read More
The White House plans to once again Extend the Moratorium on Federal Student Loan Payments, with an Announcement set to come as soon as this week. The current Pause is set to Expire May 1st… Read More
Congressional Staffers launched an effort to Unionize their Workplace, amid a growing reckoning with poor Pay and Hostile Working conditions, encouraged by a fresh groundswell of Lawmaker su… Read More
The long wait to complete the Democratic Majority on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ended Wednesday, with the Senate Voting along Party lines to Confirm Privacy Expert, Alvaro Bedoya, to… Read More
The highly-anticipated Senate bill to legalize cannabis at the federal level was officially filed on Thursday, July 21. Known as the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), the l… Read More
The White House has brokered agreements with tech giants including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others to ensure the safety of their artificial intelligence (AI) products. The compan… Read More
WWE superstar John Cena was paid $2.5 million for his three scenes in the 2015 film 'Trainwreck', where he played Amy Schumer's ex-boyfriend. Despite his brief appearance, Cena demanded a hi… Read More
A new bill called the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act has advanced in the Senate, aiming to provide banking services to the marijuana industry. The bill would offer legal… Read More
Amy Schumer's sketch titled "Porn Teacher" from her hosting appearance on SNL in 2015 has reached over 100 million views on YouTube. Schumer suggests that the inclusion of the word "porn" in… Read More
During a meeting in Beijing, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Chinese authorities to provide a "level playing field" for American businesses in China. Schumer also expressed s… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney took shelter during a Hamas rocket attack in Tel Aviv, according to a social media post by Schumer. The bipartisan group… Read More
According to a new report from PEN America, tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, including self-help books and novels. The most common reasons for bans… Read More
Natasha Lyonne, an American actress and producer, rose to fame when she had a recurring role as Nicky Nichols in the hit Netflix comedy series, “Orange Is the New Black” from 201… Read More