Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed blame on former President Trump and Republicans for a potential partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday. He filed cloture on Thursday in a procedural move in order to act as quickly as possible once the House passes a continuing…
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News GOP to call on Schumer, Dems to take up border bills as they tout immigration vigilance
Republican senators will take to the Senate floor on Wednesday and call on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to bring several pieces of border legislation for votes in the chamber as Vice President Kamala Harris and vulnerable Democrats across the country make commitments to supporting border security. Led by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., the…
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News Schumer revives Dem-backed IVF bill after Trump proposal
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is planning another vote on a Democrat-backed bill on in vitro fertilization (IVF) that has already failed in the upper chamber. He revealed in a letter to senators on Sunday that another vote on the measure would take place on Tuesday. “As our national debate on reproductive rights has…
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News Schumer sounds off on GOP plan to tie citizenship voting requirement to spending bill
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., doesn’t appear to be budging on a recent demand from conservative Republicans to include a Trump-backed voting bill in a must-pass stopgap spending bill at the end of the month. “As we have said each time we’ve had a CR, the only way to get things done is in a…
0 7 0September 4, 2024 -
News Schumer condemns antisemitism, blames Trump while anti-Israel agitators burn US flag outside
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., condemned antisemitism during his speech on the second night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), while anti-Israel agitators raged outside the arena, leading to several arrests. Even so, Schumer’s speech chiefly took aim at former President Trump as a source of anti-Jewish rhetoric in American politics. “As the highest-ranking…
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News Chuck Schumer defends legislation restricting the Supreme Court: Founding Fathers ‘turning in their graves’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer defended his efforts to restrict the Supreme Court in response to its presidential immunity ruling in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday. “America’s Founding Fathers, deeply fearful of tyranny, would be appalled by the unchecked power the Supreme Court handed to our executive branch in the Donald Trump immunity decision. They…
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News ‘No Kings Act’: Schumer advances Biden SCOTUS overhaul with bill to strip Trump’s immunity
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took the first step to advance President Biden’s Supreme Court overhaul plan, beginning with a measure to strip immunity from former President Trump after last month’s ruling in his favor. The “No Kings Act” would “clarify” that the Constitution does not entitle presidents to immunity from criminal prosecution for…
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News Schumer silent on Biden oil purchase after blasting Trump for ‘bailing out Big Oil’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., didn’t criticize President Biden’s Department of Energy for a massive oil purchase to help replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), despite slamming former President Trump in 2020 for attempting to include a similar purchase in a stimulus package. The DOE announced a 4.65 million barrel oil purchase on Monday…
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News Sen. Schumer dodges on whether he helped on pushing Biden out
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., dodged questions on Sunday during an interview on “Face the Nation” about whether he pushed President Biden to drop out of the race during a recent private meeting. “Senator, on July 13, you went to Delaware to meet with President Biden. It was a private discussion, and I know you like…
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News Schumer calls on Trump to pick new running mate, claims Vance is ‘best thing he’s ever done for Democrats’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday said former President Trump should swap out his “incredibly bad choice” of Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate. During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Schumer was discussing the upcoming presidential election when he decided to address “the addition of JD Vance” to the…
0 17 0July 28, 2024