Democrats blocked the Senate from considering a defense spending bill on Thursday afternoon that would pay military service members during the shutdown. Senators voted 50 to 44, with just three Democrats breaking with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to advance a full-year defense appropriations bill. The failed vote comes as Congress is locked in a […]
Unionized Broadway musicians authorized a strike earlier this week in a contract dispute with theater owners, which could mean an early curtain call for thousands of Midtown workers in the arts – and ...