January 4, 2022 Schumer targets filibuster reform to pass voting rights legislation Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., kicked off the new year with another effort to blow up the Senate filibuster to pass federal voting reform legislation.
January 3, 2022 Chuck Schumer on the filibuster in 2017: If you can't get 60 votes, 'you shouldn't change the rules' The Senate Majority Leader is leading the effort to gut the filibuster in order to pass legislation to federalize elections.
January 3, 2022 Schumer to use Jan. 6 anniversary to make push for federal voting rights bill Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is using the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill to stress the importance of passing, what he described as, "urgently-needed" voting rights legislation.
December 31, 2021 Five political predictions for 2022 From Biden to Pelosi, Fauci and Manchin. What can we expect in the New Year?
December 23, 2021 Schumer attack on filibuster could backfire on 2022 Senate Dems, GOP says: 'We'll send him a gift basket' A Senate vote to pressure moderate Democrats over their opposition to chaning the filibuster could also give the GOP campaign ammunition against Democrats up for reelection in 2022.
December 22, 2021 Schumer, Senate Dems plot assault on filibuster in new year after elections bill stalls Amid frustration over their stalled legislative agenda, Senate Democrats appear ready to move to neuter the legislative filibuster in the new year -- but it does not appear they have the votes to do it,
December 20, 2021 Ted Cruz says he is leading effort to 'stop every dumb--- thing' Biden, Democrat leaders are doing Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Monday that he is working “to stop every dumba-- thing Biden and Pelosi and Schumer are doing” ahead of the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election.
December 20, 2021 Schumer hits Manchin for failing to support Build Back Better, maintains Democrats will 'find a way forward' Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democratic colleagues Monday that this legislative session has led to moments of "deep discontent and frustration" as the Build Back Better Act hangs in limbo, blaming Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for not coming "to an agreement" with President Biden, while maintaining that the caucus will continue to "try to find a way forward" on the president’s economic agenda.
December 18, 2021 Sen. Cruz scores a future vote on Russian pipeline sanctions in deal with Democrats The months-long blockade on Senate-confirmed ambassadorships came to close Saturday morning after Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
December 18, 2021 Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors, adjourns for Christmas break without BBB vote The Senate confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees early Saturday after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to schedule a vote on sanctions on the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany.
