Trump and Schumer Forced to Work Together, Again

Trump and Schumer forced to work together, again

The NewsThe long-running chill between Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer is thawing — a little.The president and the Senate minority leader worked proactively in recent days to head off another government funding lapse, culminating on Tuesday with passage of a deal to fund most agencies through September and the Department of Homeland Security until Feb. 13.Trump and Schumer spoke multiple times last week to head off the immediate threat, according…

House Dems clash over Schumer-Trump deal as Jeffries blasts lack of ICE reforms

House Democrats are at a breaking point on whether to support a compromise funding package that would end the government shutdown — or leverage the moment to secure reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."If they’re not going to make any serious reforms, there’s just a sense in the House that we’re not co-signing on that," Rep Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said of the spending package passed out of the Senate late last week.But Swalwel…

Mike Johnson Mocks Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries Over Democrats' 'Family Squabble'

Mike Johnson mocks Democrats' leadership gap amid government shutdown tensions.

GOP senator jabs Jeffries as ‘butt hurt’ over Trump-Schumer deal

A Senate Republican suggested Wednesday that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had his feelings hurt by not being included in the Trump-Schumer deal to fund the government. The House passed the five-bill funding package, along with a two-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on Tuesday. Jeffries and most House Democrats, save for 21, voted against it as the partial government shutdown entered its four…

House May Vote Tuesday on Spending Package, As Democrats Look to Reform ICE

The House may vote Tuesday on a fiscal 2026 spending package passed by the Senate late last Friday, as Democratic legislators push for measures to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]