Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) likened President Trump’s onslaught of executive action to a “blitzkrieg” whose ultimate goal is to “collapse our democracy.” “The freezing of federal grants, the
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the memo reversal would end "confusion" about the funding freeze.
Having leaned so hard on defending democracy during the campaign only to see voters narrowly choose the autocrats, Democrats were left without a unifying message, let alone a consensus messenger, to describe the new president and his allies.
US Senators Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Amy Klobuchar, Chris Murphy, and Andy Kim held a press conference in Washington, DC, to discuss the Trump administration’s memo to freeze federal funding on Tuesday.
N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.
N.Y., told Fox News Digital's Aishah Hasnie that he supports action by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., to delay confirmation of some of President Trump's more controversial Cabinet nominees. (edited)
Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.
Senate Democrats are unveiling a resolution Monday that would condemn President Trump’s pardons of those found guilty of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The