Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called a last-minute closed-door meeting on Thursday to hash out the party's internal fight over engaging with Republicans. Why it matters: Schumer has put himself right in the middle of his caucus' tug-of-war over immigration. More tough votes are coming, including over Israel and trans rights.
Concern is growing among Democrats after President Donald Trump reversed some of the former president's executive orders, including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
That’s when Schumer’s office got an email out to his inauguration list, advising attendees that since the event was to be moved, their invites could not be used to access the new indoor venue.
N.Y., left, is joined by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., right, during a press conference on Medicare Negotiated Prescription Drug Prices, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan.
“And within two days, in one of the first executive orders, they pull the rug out from under what we did,” Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer ... for lower Medicare drug prices.
Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and proclamations during his first few days back in the White House.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer panned President Trump's budget director nominee Thursday, arguing that Russell Vought will use the position to implement Project 2025. Why it matters: The intensity of Senate Democrats' opposition to Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is notable: That nomination is usually more low-profile.
President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) condemned President Trump’s move to fire more than a dozen watchdogs at several federal agencies overnight, calling it a “chilling purge.”
Democrats are concerned after President Trump reversed key executive orders from the previous administration, particularly efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.