Carl Hulse

Washington, D.C.

Chief Washington Correspondent at The New York Times

Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times; On Washington column regularly in the NYT. Drummer. Occasional Coloradan. Author of "Confirmation Bias."

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New York Times - Schumer Moves to Block Trump Picks for Two Key Prosecutor Positions | Senate Democratic Leadership

1 week ago | democrats.senate.gov | Carl Hulse

By Carl Hulse Date: April 16, 2025 Democrats have so far failed to derail any of President Trump’s nominees, lacking the numbers in the Senate to block them. But they are about to test their ability to use an arcane Senate tradition to stop Mr. Trump from installing one lesser-known but critical category of nominee: federal prosecutors.
Schumer Moves to Block Trump Picks for Two Key Prosecutor Positions

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

Mr. Nocella, a Nassau County district court judge since 2022, has deep ties to Republican politics in the region. He also once served as a prosecutor in the office he was nominated to oversee. In nominating Mr. Nocella, Mr. Trump credited him with a tough crime-fighting record. Blue slip privileges are better known for giving senators veto power over judicial nominees.
Fate of the filibuster emerges as a central issue in Senate budget fight

2 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Carl Hulse

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the majority leader, has made preserving the institution of the Senate his signature issue since Day 1.
Fate of the Filibuster Emerges as a Central Issue in Senate Budget Fight

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Carl Hulse

10 hours agoA anti-Trump backlash is growingIn many ways this was another horrific week. Like a terrible hurricane, the Trump dictatorship is sweeping more people into its maw while further …NowDem senator looks to hijack key Trump budget process with tariff challengeFIRST ON FOX: Sen.
Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

Trump Administration live Updates Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to "pick and choose" what to fund.
Trump Live Updates: HHS Layoffs Reflect RFK Jr.’s and Trump’s Priorities - The New York Times

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tyler Pager |Michael Gold |Chris Cameron |Minho Kim |Stephanie Saul |Carl Hulse | +11 more
Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes quieren destituir a los jueces. Así funcionaría el proceso.

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Carl Hulse

WASHINGTON - El presidente Donald Trump, Elon Musk y un puñado de republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes han intensificado sus llamados para destituir a los jueces federales que han dictado sentencias desfavorables al gobierno de Trump. Pero dar ese paso por una sentencia judicial abriría un nuevo camino en la relación entre los poderes legislativo y judicial, y suscitaría condenas por la violación de la separación de poderes.
House Republicans Want to Impeach Judges. Here’s How the Process Would Work.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Carl Hulse

Share President Trump, Elon Musk and a handful of House Republicans have intensified their calls to impeach federal judges who have made rulings unfavorable to the Trump administration. But taking such a step over a court finding would break new ground in the relationship between the legislative and judicial branches, and draw condemnation as a violation of the separation of powers.No federal judge has been impeached strictly for the outcome of a case.
Democrats Call Chuck Schumer’s Senate Leadership Into Question

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Carl Hulse

His party in the Senate faced a tough choice between inciting a governmental calamity or infuriating voters who demanded defiance of the president. So the minority leader cobbled together a small coalition of lawmakers to join the majority and push through needed fiscal legislation, only to unleash a torrent of outrage from his own side of the partisan divide. That was the case in 2021 for Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky.
Chuck Schumer Learns the Downside of Being on Top in the Senate

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

The critical procedural votes were similar to Mr. McConnell's experience in providing 14 Republicans for a 64-36 outcome. Last week, the procedural hurdle was overcome on a vote of 62-38, with nine members of Mr. Schumer's caucus voting with him to set up the measure for passage, though just two of them joined Republicans on the final vote. The condemnation for Mr. McConnell was just as swift then as it was for Mr. Schumer now.