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July 26, 2022

Leo Terrell slams House Democrat staffers' protests as a 'photo-op': It's all a distraction

Fox News contributor criticizes climate change protests outside Sen. Chuck Schumer's office and calls the act an attempt to 'distract' from Biden's economic failures.

July 21, 2022

New York Sen. Schumer, other Dems introduce bill to end federal marijuana prohibition

A group of Democratic senators led by Chuck Schumer has introduced a new version of a bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.

July 21, 2022

New spox for Schumer-aligned PAC slammed moderate Dems Manchin, Sinema

Eden Alem, the new press secretary for the Schumer-aligned Senate Majority PAC, repeatedly slammed Sens. Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and moderate Democrats in general.

July 18, 2022

Senate poised for vote on semiconductor bill after Manchin again shrinks Dems' reconciliation package

Republicans appear poised to support a bill to fund the U.S. semiconductor industry after Sen. Joe Manchin pared back Democrats' reconciliation bill.

July 15, 2022

Biden says he will take executive action to address climate change should Congress fail to act

President Biden urged Congress to pass a bill with a provision to address the "climate crisis," warning that he will not "back down" and will take executive action should the Senate fail to act.

July 15, 2022

Manchin says he won't support climate, tax provisions in sweeping Democratic bill

Sen. Joe Manchin said he will not support the climate or tax provisions of a Democratic economic package he had been negotiating with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for months.

July 13, 2022

Reporter's Notebook: Build Back Better budget fight returns, this time amid more inflation

Democrats are proposing another social spending package — a Build Back Better incarnation — before Sept. 30, but once again Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., could stand in the way

July 11, 2022

Schumer preps final shot at passing reconciliation bill as summer session kicks off

Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, face a tight deadline to pass their party-line reconciliation bill, with the August recess and campaign season coming soon.

July 11, 2022

Biden, Schumer and Durbin sprint to fill judicial vacancies before possible GOP Senate takeover

With Republicans aiming to take back the Senate in the November midterms, Democrats face a six-month dash to confirm as many federal judges as possible.

July 10, 2022

Chuck Schumer tests positive for COVID-19, will work remote as Senate reconvenes this week

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely as the Senate convenes this week.