The Senate's latest health and human services spending package has ignited a fierce clash over a proposed $5.7 billion expansion of refugee benefits, turning a routine appropriations fight into a broader referendum on how the United States should treat people fleeing war and persecution.

A growing number of Senate Democrats say they should use every tool at their disposal to rein in President Trump’s efforts to seize control of Venezuela and perhaps expand his administration’s

Schumer said Senate Democrats will try to force a vote on a bill that would block further military action against the country without congressional approval.

The seats held by Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff in Georgia and Gary Peters in Michigan are viewed as Republicans’ best pickup opportunities, as Trump carried both states in November 2024.