Booker accuses Democrats of being "complicit" in Trump's agenda in heated exchange with Senate colleagues

Booker accuses Democrats of being “complicit” in Trump’s agenda in heated exchange with Senate colleagues

Washington — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey sparred with fellow Democrats on Tuesday over a bipartisan policing package, accusing them of being “complicit” in President Trump’s agenda in a rare moment of intraparty disagreement that played out on the Senate floor. The heated exchange arose after Booker objected to a motion from Sen….

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Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech before vote on Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech before vote on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway as the House debated President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” before it passed on Thursday. Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’…

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