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There needs to be a price for backstabbing | Opinion
What happened was nine Democrats stabbed the rest of their party in the back, the latest instance of backstabbing that is ...
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The death of Chuck Schumer's career — and the future of the Democratic Party | Opinion
New York Senator Chuck Schumer’s political career died a terrible and unnecessary death. By refusing to stand up for ...
Here Are the Democrats Who Voted to Avert a Shutdown
The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...
Why 10 Senate Democrats say they sided with Republicans to avert a shutdown
The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, fracturing the party with calls to oust Schumer as leader and primary Democrats ...
Illinois Dems split on allowing vote on bill to avert government shutdown
Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting to allow the measure to proceed for a final vote on Friday. Sen. Tammy ...
Live updates: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...
These 10 Democrats voted to advance the GOP funding bill
Ten Senate Democrats helped Republicans advance a GOP-crafted stopgap spending bill, paving the way for it to pass ahead of ...
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'Do You Stand By Your Tweet?': Dick Durbin Scolds Trump Nominee During Senate Hearing
During his remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Dick Durbin scolded a Trump Justice Department nominee over a past social media post that he made. Senate votes to avoid government ...