At a press conference, Senator Patty Murray continued to criticize the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze federal funding, calling it illegal and harmful. She highlighted the chaos caused by withheld funds for housing,

Among those pardoned by Trump were 169 people who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers, according to Sen. Patty Murray's office.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, following the White House's withdrawal of an order to pause federal spending.

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.

A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.

The symbolic resolution would only have condemned pardons for the most violent rioters, but Republicans have mostly moved on from criticizing the Capitol riot.

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) is speaking out after Republicans blocked a resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Trump’s pardons for people convicted of assaulting

A single-line bill backed by every Democratic senator condemns Donald Trump’s decision to pardon January 6 rioters who were convicted for assaulting law enforcement officers. The resolution offered up by Senator Patty Murray simply states “that the Senate disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is slamming the Trump administration’s order pausing all federal grants and loans as a “brazen and illegal move” that would have devastating consequences for universities, cities, schools and other institutions.

The Trump Administration abruptly reversed its federal aid freeze Wednesday after immense backlash and a federal judge's intervention.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) will ask the Senate for “unanimous consent” to adopt the resolution this week. A single senator can block the request.

Democrats are struggling to respond to the sheer volume of executive orders, personnel changes, and policy shifts taking place in the little more than a week since Trump’s inauguration.