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Schumer denounces rise in antisemitism as ‘five-alarm fire that must be extinguished’

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer delivered an emotional speech Wednesday condemning the rise in antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war, marking his strongest condemnation of what the New York Democrat called a "double standard" for Jews.

November 29, 2023

Senate Republicans grudgingly warm to Democrats’ plan to end Tuberville’s military holds

A handful of Republican senators reluctantly concluded they may have to side with Democrats to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade against confirming hundreds of military promotions.

November 29, 2023

Thousands of car dealerships urge Biden to pump the brakes on ‘unrealistic’ EV mandates

Nearly 4,000 car dealerships signed an open letter to President Biden urging him to delay the timeline for proposed emissions standards that would force two-thirds of new vehicles sold by 2032 to be electric.

November 28, 2023

Senate Democrats eye vote on doomed Biden war aid bill

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer will hold a vote as early as next week on President Biden's emergency spending request for the wars in Israel and Ukraine.

November 27, 2023

Hostile environment: Biden skipping U.N. climate talks for first time as president, irking activists

President Biden will not attend this year's United Nations climate summit in Dubai, according to reports citing an unnamed White House official.

November 27, 2023

GOP Rep. Ken Buck says Speaker Johnson should denounce 2020 stolen election claims, Jan. 6 riot

Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican who is not seeking reelection next year, praised House Speaker Mike Johnson's governing style but advocated he take a firmer stance against those who agree with former President Donald Trump that the 2020 election was stolen.

November 26, 2023

Chris Christie trashes idea of anti-Trump ticket with Nikki Haley: ‘Not the way voters vote’

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie isn't fond of those who suggest he and fellow GOP White House hopeful Nikki Haley should team up to combat front-runner Donald Trump.

November 26, 2023

House Intel panel chair Mike Turner says Biden ‘absolutely’ deserves credit for Hamas hostage deal

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner on Sunday gave rare praise to President Biden over the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.

November 26, 2023

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan ducks question on conditions on aid to Israel

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan dodged questions Sunday about whether there should be conditions on U.S. aid to Israel amid its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

November 26, 2023

New Jersey to ban gas-powered cars by 2035, claims move will ‘preserve consumer choice’

New Jersey will outlaw the sales of new gas-powered cars to combat climate change after the state Department of Environmental Protection officially adopted a rule forcing automakers to transition to zero-emission fleets by 2035.

November 22, 2023

Sen. Bob Menendez, allegedly bribed with gold bars, hires attorney nicknamed ‘Gold Bars’

Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez has more in common with his new attorney than may meet the eye: their apparent affinity for gold bars.

November 22, 2023

Lawsuit challenges Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law for hurting state pension

The former head of Oklahoma's largest public employee association has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's anti-ESG law as unconstitutional and harmful to state pensions for government employees.

November 21, 2023

Biden doles out $2 billion for climate justice amid spending battle with Republicans

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled what it called the single largest spending on an "environmental justice" project, with $2 billion in Environmental Protection Agency grants from the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.

November 21, 2023

House Intelligence chair says no charges against Biden for classified docs would be ‘devastating’

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner said Sunday that reports that special counsel Robert Hur will not charge President Biden for possessing classified documents as a private citizen would be "devastating" for the national security community.

November 19, 2023

Chris Christie goes after RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel over abortion messaging

Chris Christie on Sunday became the latest GOP presidential candidate to take a jab at Ronna McDaniel, saying the Republican National Committee chairwoman is wrong in her abortion messaging.

November 19, 2023

Israel-Hamas war drives President Biden’s approval rating to new lows

President Biden's approval rating among voters dropped to its lowest level since he took office over his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas, according to an NBC News survey released Sunday.

November 19, 2023

Retiring Sen. Manchin looks to ‘mobilize the radical middle’

Sen. Joe Manchin III said Sunday he will strive to energize political moderates following the conservative West Virginia Democrat's announcement that he will not seek another Senate term next year.

November 19, 2023

Lindsey Graham threatens to side with Senate Democrats to break Tommy Tuberville’s military logjam

Sen. Lindsey Graham appears to be at his wit's end with fellow Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

November 16, 2023

Heat turned up on vulnerable Senate Dems after Manchin called it quits

The decision by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III not to seek reelection in 2024 amplifies the intense spotlight already on two other red state Democrats: Ohio's Sherrod Brown and Montana's Jon Tester.

November 16, 2023

Shutdown narrowly averted as Senate passes short-term spending bill, sends to Biden for signature

The Senate approved a House-passed temporary government-funding measure Wednesday night, sending the legislation to President Biden for his signature and narrowly avoiding a midnight Friday shutdown deadline.

November 15, 2023