Stephen Neukam

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is one of the only Democrats in Washington who can work with President Trump, leaning on their common New York ties, mutual allies and the residuals of their lo...

Congress is sliding toward a "no-pressure" shutdown, with both parties content to claim political wins as a department backfilled with billions of dollars experiences a funding lapse.Why it matters...

Senate Democrats are drawing a preemptive red line on ICE reforms, telling Axios any sanctuary city crackdown is dead on arrival."It's a nonstarter. The whole term is really misleading," Sen. Adam ...

President Trump last month offered to drop his hold on billions of dollars for a major infrastructure project in New York, but only if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to rename New York...

Facing a government shutdown fight over ICE, top Senate Democrats are doing their best to avoid getting dragged into a fight with Republicans over immigration policy.Why it matters: After handedly ...

The Senate passed legislation Friday to separate the fight over ICE funding from the threat of a broader government shutdown.Why it matters: It's a major step toward resolving the partial governmen...

The Senate will have to try again on Friday to pass a funding deal to separate the fight over ICE funding from the threat of a broader government shutdown.Why it matters: The deal between the White...

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a package of government funding bills from advancing, as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) inches toward a deal with President Trump for changes at DHS in ...

Senate Democrats are demanding that federal agents be barred from donning masks and that they wear body cameras as part of sweeping changes to DHS that also include a ban on roving patrols and tigh...

Most Senate Democrats seem prepared to shut down the federal government over funding for DHS. But internally, they're facing a debate over how hard a line to draw in negotiations with the White Hou...

Jet fumes are hitting the Senate, which will only have a week when senators get back from recess on Jan. 26 to avoid a (partial) government shutdown.Why it matters: Congress is making real headway ...

President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) met at the White House on Thursday to discuss Trump's hold on billions of dollars of funding for the Gateway Tunnel Project in New ...

Chuck Schumer used the threat of two more Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices to bait top Democrats into running for Senate in 2026, the party leader told Axios in an exclusive interview.Why it ...

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will propose sweeping reforms to DHS, including requiring a warrant for arrests, banning masks during enforcement operations and requiring Border Patrol to remain at the...

The Senate on Thursday voted in favor of blocking President Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval after the U.S. captured the country's leader, Nicol...

Rank-and-file Democrats are starting to make serious noise about using the threat of a government shutdown to force substantive changes at ICE.Why it matters: Their anger, after an ICE officer shot...

Top congressional leaders emerged from Monday's 2+ hours classified briefing with radically different interpretations of the Trump administration's short- and long-term goals for Venezuela.Why it m...

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday formally launched her bid for a highly sought-after Texas Senate seat, ending months of speculation.Why it matters: The Democratic primary is now set to b...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is working with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to develop a coordinated strategy to make the 2026 election a referendum on affordability.Why it matters: ...

Key Senate Democrats told Axios that the Trump administration did not inform lawmakers of a second strike against survivors of attacks on suspected drug trafficking boats from Venezuela.Why it matt...

Multiple bomb threats were received at Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) offices across New York on Monday, the Senate minority leader announced in a statement.Driving the news: Schumer said his offices in ...