On the evening of August 6th, when the news broke that Senator Charles Schumer would vote against the Iran accord, the Democratic Senate leader, Harry Reid, was as stunned as the rest of his caucus. The two men are close friends. When Reid became the leader, in 2005, Schumer was a backbencher, who mused about running for governor of New York.Reid ...

Senate Republicans, it has been reported, are looking to attach Iran sanctions legislation to aVeterans Affairs funding billin an effort to get a vote on the measure, which enjoys wide bipartisan support. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid(D-Nev.) will aim to stop it, claiming sanctions arent bipartisan. That is false. What is not bipartisan is the ...

(Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday he was committed to moving ahead with a newIransanctions bill when the Senate returns from its Thanksgiving recess early next month. "I will support a bill that would broaden the scope of our current petroleum sanctions, place limitations on trade with strategic sectors of the Iranianeconomythat ...