Al Weaver

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., center, told reporters Tuesday that even though government funding will expire after Feb. 8 — right in the middle of the Democratic retreat — they will still leave the Capitol and head to the shore for their annual gathering. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats still plan on attending annual retreat despite next week’s funding battle

Al Weaver · January 30, 2018 5:48 pm

"The tax bill is really the dark cloud that hangs over the Capitol," Pelosi told the Washington Post on Monday afternoon, hitting Republicans for moving the bill rapidly through the Congress late last year. "They sell it as middle class tax cuts, [but] 86 million American middle class families will be paying more in taxes as a result of this bill." (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Nancy Pelosi: GOP tax cuts a ‘dark cloud’ over the Capitol

Al Weaver · January 29, 2018 9:11 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Joe Kennedy, Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, former Rep. Donna Edwards, and Rep. Maxine Waters will respond to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night. (AP)

Democrats plan at least five responses to Trump’s first State of the Union

Al Weaver · January 29, 2018 9:08 pm

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that the RNC should return the contributions from Steve Wynn that total $100,000. He said, "I don't know how much they've taken over what period of time. ... But any money that happened this cycle, absolutely."(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sean Spicer: RNC should return Steve Wynn contributions

Al Weaver · January 29, 2018 6:51 pm

According to the super PAC focused on maintaining the House GOP's majority, of 69 congressional districts polled, the Republican tax bill is underwater in 52. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP gets new marching orders: Sell the new tax law

Al Weaver · January 26, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump said Wednesday that his administration would consider offering a path to citizenship for so-called "Dreamers" in exchange for funding for his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, changes to the diversity lottery program, and limits on so-called chain migration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump to support pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million DACA-eligible immigrants

Al Weaver, Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello · January 25, 2018 10:06 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was heartened that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell not only made the agreement with Democrats, but with members of his own caucus who want a legislative fix for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer dismisses angry progressives, says funding bill ‘advances the ball’ for Dreamers

Al Weaver · January 23, 2018 8:17 pm

Chuck Schumer revokes last week’s offer to Trump on border wall funding

Al Weaver · January 23, 2018 2:15 pm

"While Members may vote differently on this bill, we are unified in our determination to meet the needs of the American people with our Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future," Pelosi said in a note to Democratic caucus members. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi to Democrats: Shutdown deal does not ‘diminish our leverage’

Al Weaver · January 22, 2018 11:09 pm

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced late Saturday that Democratic objections to speedy consideration of the Feb. 8 measure means the Senate will vote on the bill Monday morning at 1 a.m. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress to stay in session all weekend as parties trade blame for shutdown

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2018 1:04 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer likened negotiating with President Trump to doing so with "jello." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Chuck Schumer likens Trump talks to ‘negotiating with jello,’ wonders who’s in charge at White House

Al Weaver · January 20, 2018 6:49 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said his caucus would accept a Senate bill to fund the government through Feb. 8 amid the onset of a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Not picky anymore’: House Republicans signal openness to three-week funding bill

Al Weaver · January 20, 2018 5:12 pm