Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’ in the Senate Frames a Contentious Budget Debate
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Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’ in the Senate Frames a Contentious Budget Debate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate was on track to pass Republicans’ budget plan on a straight party-line vote sometime early Friday morning. But first, it was time for a well-worn parliamentary ritual: the hourslong marathon of votes on proposals that will never become law (and were…

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke
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DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a rare sign of pushback against President Trump, a coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked the president for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist…

Opinion | Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight
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Opinion | Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I asked Senator Chuck Schumer what Americans want from Democrats right now. “They want us to beat Trump and stop this shit,” he told me. “And that’s what we’re doing.” It was a welcome sign of life. For three weeks now, President Trump…

Opinion | ‘Why Don’t Democrats Fight Fire With Fire?’ Three Opinion Writers on a Wounded Party
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Opinion | ‘Why Don’t Democrats Fight Fire With Fire?’ Three Opinion Writers on a Wounded Party

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Michelle Goldberg and Bret Stephens and the contributing Opinion writer Frank Bruni on the problems and challenges for the Democrats as President Trump seeks unchecked power. Patrick Healy:…

Schumer Is Pushed by Democratic Governors to Fight Harder Against Trump
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Schumer Is Pushed by Democratic Governors to Fight Harder Against Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A group of six Democratic governors pressed Senator Chuck Schumer of New York during a tense call on Wednesday night to be more aggressive in fighting back against President Trump’s nominees and agenda, all but begging the minority leader to persuade Senate Democrats…

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze
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States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit on Tuesday afternoon to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. The move, which had been expected, was announced by Senator…

‘I’m Urging You Not to Run’: How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out
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‘I’m Urging You Not to Run’: How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senator Chuck Schumer of New York sat in the foyer of President Biden’s Rehoboth Beach house, tired and tense. He had not slept the night before, and on the four-hour drive from Brooklyn to Delaware, he had rehearsed out loud what he planned…

With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet
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With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A quiet but bitter partisan clash is underway on Capitol Hill over President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choices for key cabinet posts, as Republicans face immense pressure to fast-track confirmations and Democrats charge that they are cutting corners on vetting for critical administration jobs….