Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) revealed over the weekend that he’d yet to speak with his House counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), since splitting with most of his party to advance a GOP-crafted bill to avoid a government shutdown. The revelation laid bare the icy relationship between the pair in the wake […]

Morgan Ortagus, President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, detailed how the recent strikes on Yemen serve as a serious warning to Houthi “terrorists,” specifically to stop shooting at ships from the United States. Trump revealed on Saturday night that he had ordered airstrikes on Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, to target Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, citing […]

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Sunday extended a cautious embrace of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) amid fallout from the leader shrinking away from a government shutdown fight with Republicans. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Murphy said Schumer “certainly can lead this caucus.” Pressed by host Kristen Welker if he was the “best […]

Voters are souring on the Democratic Party amid inner turmoil among Democratic congressional leadership, according to a new poll released Sunday. Democrats’ favorability rating stands at a record low of 29% in a CNN poll, per a history of the outlet’s surveys. A majority of Democrats and Democratic-aligned independents, 57%, say the party should focus […]