Amid a months-long feud between the Pentagon and Capitol Hill Democrats, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he has formally censured Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly — initiating administrative proceedings that could strip the retired Navy captain of his rank and a portion of his military pension.
Read More Hegseth censures Democrat Sen. Kelly, citing reckless misconduct following release of ‘seditious video’
War Secretary Pete Hegseth proclaimed that the Venezuelan invasion is the “exact opposite” of the war in Iraq as Democrats and skeptical Republicans raise concerns.
Read More Hegseth: U.S. Intervention in Venezuela is the ‘exact opposite’ of Iraq and Afghanistan
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the government shutdown “every day gets better” for Democrats as they continue to hold out, drawing a sharp rebuke from GOP leaders.
Read More Republicans slam Schumer’s ‘every day gets better’ remark during shutdown: ‘Americans are suffering’
Both GOP and Democrat-backed stopgap funding bills have failed to pass in the Senate, resulting in a prolonged government shutdown.
Read More Both plans to end govt shutdown fail in Senate
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.
Read More Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input
A new survey found that Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s favorability with New Yorkers has dropped to its lowest point in 20 years.
Read More Poll: Schumer’s favorability among New Yorkers at ‘lowest point since 2005’