Politics News Senate Democrats Raise Concerns Over Safety Of Meat Plants After Trump Dpa Order

Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time

Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the nation’s largest federal workers union to end the ... Read More

Essential workers left unpaid after Senate Democrats kill pay bill

Democrats blocked a Republican-led attempt to provide essential government workers with paychecks amid an ongoing, 23-day shutdown, calling the bill overly selective and incomplete. That bill, ... Read More

Senate Dems block legislation to pay federal workers due to fear it would give Trump more power

The government shutdown has now hit day 24 and there seems to be no end in sight as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans remain stalled. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joins Ali Vitali to ... Read More

These are the 8 Senate Democrats who voted to end the shutdown

Eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday evening to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution, taking a major step toward ending the 40-day shutdown. The Senate voted 60-40 ... Read More

House progressive knocks Senate Democrats who voted for ‘horses‑‑‑’ deal

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) took aim at the Senate Democrats who voted Sunday night for what he characterized as a “horses‑‑‑” deal to begin the process of reopening the government after a ... Read More

How Graham Platner's campaign is landing in the Senate: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More