The Latest Breaking News from Kirsten Gillibrand

Pete Hegseth looked bad in the House. He looks even worse in the Senate

ANALYSIS: Watching Hegseth try and answer these probing questions from restrained experts was like watching Buzz Lightyear realize he isn't really a spaceman, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK · Apr 30

The Latest: Hegseth faces a second day of Democrats grilling him over the Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war

The Independent UK · Apr 30

‘Fund people, not bombs’: inside the US movement against war in Iran

Protests coincide with a congressional vote to stop arming Israel and a movement to withhold income taxes

The Guardian - US · Apr 15

Trump demands his name be put on Penn Station and Dulles airport in exchange for federal funding: report

Chuck Schumer declined to put the president’s name on New York’s Penn Station, saying he did not have the authority

The Independent UK · Feb 6

GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Roll Call · Jan 12

Trump Administration to Freeze £7.39 Billion Childcare Funding in Five Blue States

The Trump administration has ordered a freeze of £7.39 billion ($10 billion) in federal childcare and social services funding to five Democratic-led US states.

International Business Times UK · Jan 6

Nancy Pelosi Says Trump's 'Reckless Agenda' Has Made Thanksgiving Dinner More Expensive By 10%: 'Shameful...'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans, saying their policies have driven up the cost of Thanksgiving dinner while average families struggle to make ends meet.

Benzinga · Nov 26, 2025

The seven Democratic senators whose votes could be key to ending the government shutdown

These are the senators we're watching closely for signs of movement.

Axios · Oct 1, 2025

The Conspiracy Theorists Who Claim Kamala Harris Really Won in 2024

Echoes of Trump's 2020 delusions are reborn in blue.

Reason · Sep 29, 2025

Arizona's Gallego Pushes Back Criticism of Mamdani By Dems: 'I Don't Know Why They're Attacking Him'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Gov. Kathy Hochul have all withheld support of Mamdani so far

Latin Times · Aug 18, 2025