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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson tangled with GOP senators for roughly 13 hours on Tuesday on the first day of questioning in her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that he is working with Sen.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he supports bipartisan talks on a bill aimed at lowering insulin costs for patients and that the measure could soon get a vote on the Senate floor.

News of Sen. Ben Ray Lujan’s (D-N.M.) stroke sent shockwaves through the Senate on Tuesday, underscoring the fragility of Democrats’ 50-50 majority.

Top congressional lawmakers are working against the clock to clinch a bipartisan agreement on government spending before a Feb. 18 deadline, with pressure building on both sides to find common ground in the face of a rapidly closing window.

Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) was hospitalized after suffering a stroke last week but is expected to make a full recovery, his office announced Tuesday.

Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case of the virus.

To do so, he’s pursued bipartisan accomplishments meant to polish President Biden ADVERTISEMENT The question is how long Schumer can keep his caucus on the same page, with growing challenges coming.   The toughest decision may be deciding when to say time is up for Sen. Joe Manchin “I think the task is difficult because the party doesn’t really have a singular identity and that makes it very difficult,” said Steve Jarding, a Democratic strategist.  Schumer isn’t yet ready to shut do...

© Greg Nash The Senate will vote on nixing a Trump-era rule that limits regulation of methane next week, Majority Leader Charles Schumer Schumer said the Senate would vote on ending the rule through the use of the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to get rid of regulations completed in the prior 60 legislative days with a simple majority vote.  “The Senate will consider a Congressional Review Act bill before the end of the work period to reimpose critical regulations concerni...

Previously, Schumer had argued that Democrats’ use of reconciliation to pass the COVID-19 relief package pushed by Biden made bipartisanship “more likely.” He made the claim despite everyone in Washington knowing that the purpose of using reconciliation was to obviate the need to get any GOP votes at all. Republicans also complain about Democrats talking up the importance of bipartisanship while holding over their heads the possibility of doing away with the Senate filibuster — a move ...