Senator Chuck Schumer announced that United Airlines will add aa second daily flight between Syracuse Hancock International ...

In private meetings with his in-cycle incumbents, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has asked for a small favor: ...

A plan to propose tariffs on American goods from Mexico and Canada is on pause but could go into effect if a deal isn’t ...

Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says he is "struggling" with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. At the end of Kennedy's ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Before we begin, I'd like to say that our prayers are with the victims and the first responders of the horrible tragedy at Reagan Airport. It's reported that more than 60 souls were on board the ...

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the ...

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, testified in a second confirmation hearing Wednesday, this time before the Senate Budget Committee.

"So that's not going to happen." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has pledged that Democrats won't "reflexively oppose" Mr. Trump's nominees, citing Rubio's speedy confirmation. But the New ...

Ashley Moody was sworn in as a U.S. senator on Tuesday evening, replacing Marco Rubio, who was sworn in earlier in the day as the next secretary of state. Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to ...

On Tuesday, Congress got a new junior senator from Florida: former state attorney general Ashley Moody. Gov. Ron DeSantis named Moody his choice to replace Marco Rubio, who was sworn in as ...

“Democrats have been very clear about our approach to President Trump’s nominees,” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor Monday. “We will neither rubber-stamp nominees we ...