Stephen Neukam

Plenty of heat and personal vitriol came out in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security.But little light came through on how to end the DHS shutdown.Wh...

House and Senate Democrats are starting to have preliminary discussions to coordinate potential congressional investigations into companies, colleges and law firms in the next Congress, multiple so...

Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to codify federal guardrails around the use of AI in fully autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The issue i...

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 ...