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

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." ...

The Democratic base is angry.Not just at President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the “Make America Great Again” movement.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed his own party, calling the Democratic brand "toxic" and saying his side of the aisle ...

It would be a mistake for Democrats to continue pillorying The minority leader, whose decision to avoid a government shutdown ...