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An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trump’s tax agenda, along with directions ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, calling them a ...

The costs of the $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and how to pay for it are still up for debate. but Republican senators could take ...

Dozen of advocacy organizations on Wednesday joined the growing call for U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step ...

Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz said Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) “may have changed the course of political history” with his ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor ...

The New Jersey Democrat spent more than 25 hours criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, ...

The Democrat, 55, who has been attacking cuts under the Trump administration, vowed to keep going "as long as I am physically able." ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is taking the fight over Medicaid cuts deep into Republican territory, visiting ...