The filibuster is a long-standing tactic in the Senate to delay or block votes on legislation by keeping the debate running.

"Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, ...

That means the shutdown, in its 30th day, appears all but certain to stretch into another week, putting it on track to become ...

Amid congressional deadlock, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries visits three of L.A.'s Black churches to support ...

House Minority Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries recently spoke at the Interfaith Rally and Vigil for Health Justice. Jeffries was Tuesday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are his words: “What an ...

WASHINGTON — They’ve gone from government shutdown to shout-down. Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) got into an epic war of words with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) over his role in ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) traded pointed barbs in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday, after the moderate Republican confronted the Democratic ...

New York Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Lawler got into a shouting match Wednesday during a testy exchange over the ongoing government shutdown. Lawler, a Republican, confronted the House ...

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into his fellow New York representative, Republican Mike Lawler, for confronting him at the U.S. Capitol about signing a GOP-backed bill to end ...

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