Chuck Schumer

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Expanding Supreme Court After Amy Coney Barrett’s ConfirmationRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Expanding Supreme Court After Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Expanding Supreme Court After Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) called to expand the Supreme Court on Twitter, following the swearing-in of conservative justice Amy…

4 years ago
Pelosi & Trump Have Not Had A Conversation In Over A Year, Opting To Use Middlemen InsteadPelosi & Trump Have Not Had A Conversation In Over A Year, Opting To Use Middlemen Instead

Pelosi & Trump Have Not Had A Conversation In Over A Year, Opting To Use Middlemen Instead

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and President Donald Trump have not spoken to each other in over a year, underscoring…

4 years ago
GOP Senators Vow To Confirm Trump Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Week Before ElectionGOP Senators Vow To Confirm Trump Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Week Before Election

GOP Senators Vow To Confirm Trump Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Week Before Election

President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court.…

5 years ago
Pelosi Says COVID-19 Relief Talks Will Resume Only If Republicans Agree To $2 Trillion In AidPelosi Says COVID-19 Relief Talks Will Resume Only If Republicans Agree To $2 Trillion In Aid

Pelosi Says COVID-19 Relief Talks Will Resume Only If Republicans Agree To $2 Trillion In Aid

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats will resume coronavirus relief aid negotiations with the White House only when…

5 years ago
Is Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Slowing Mail Down To Damage Mail-In Voting?Is Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Slowing Mail Down To Damage Mail-In Voting?

Is Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Slowing Mail Down To Damage Mail-In Voting?

Recent reports of delays in service by the U.S. Postal Service have prompted concerns that mail-in voting and absentee ballots…

5 years ago
Sen. Mitch McConnell Says More Than A Third Of GOP Senators Won’t Vote For Any Coronavirus Aid BillSen. Mitch McConnell Says More Than A Third Of GOP Senators Won’t Vote For Any Coronavirus Aid Bill

Sen. Mitch McConnell Says More Than A Third Of GOP Senators Won’t Vote For Any Coronavirus Aid Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said Friday he believes 15-20 Republican senators won't vote for any coronavirus relief bill.…

5 years ago
Watch: Trump Threatens Using U.S. Military Against American Citizens, Democrats Call Comments ‘Fascist’Watch: Trump Threatens Using U.S. Military Against American Citizens, Democrats Call Comments ‘Fascist’

Watch: Trump Threatens Using U.S. Military Against American Citizens, Democrats Call Comments ‘Fascist’

After days of silence, President Donald Trump addressed a nation ravished by racial justice protests-turned-riots that have left cities in…

5 years ago
Sen. Chuck Schumer Will Introduce Legislation To Prevent Trump From Signing Stimulus ChecksSen. Chuck Schumer Will Introduce Legislation To Prevent Trump From Signing Stimulus Checks

Sen. Chuck Schumer Will Introduce Legislation To Prevent Trump From Signing Stimulus Checks

Sen. Chuck Schumer is going to push for a provision in the next coronavirus package to stop President Donald Trump…

5 years ago
Trump Removes Inspector General Glenn Fine From Overseeing Coronavirus FundsTrump Removes Inspector General Glenn Fine From Overseeing Coronavirus Funds

Trump Removes Inspector General Glenn Fine From Overseeing Coronavirus Funds

President Donald Trump removed a federal inspector general overseeing implementation of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan.  A panel of…

5 years ago
Trump Defends Firing Intel Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: ‘He Did A Terrible Job’Trump Defends Firing Intel Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: ‘He Did A Terrible Job’

Trump Defends Firing Intel Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: ‘He Did A Terrible Job’

President Donald Trump defended his decision to fire Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community’s top watchdog, on Saturday over his handling…

5 years ago
Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Fails In Senate For 2nd Time As Democrats Block Trillion-Dollar ‘Mnuchin Slush Fund’Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Fails In Senate For 2nd Time As Democrats Block Trillion-Dollar ‘Mnuchin Slush Fund’

Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Fails In Senate For 2nd Time As Democrats Block Trillion-Dollar ‘Mnuchin Slush Fund’

A plan meant to stimulate the economy as it suffers in response to the coronavirus pandemic failed in the U.S.…

5 years ago
Senate Vote On Coronavirus Relief Bill Delayed Due To Sen. Rand Paul’s Afghanistan AmendmentSenate Vote On Coronavirus Relief Bill Delayed Due To Sen. Rand Paul’s Afghanistan Amendment

Senate Vote On Coronavirus Relief Bill Delayed Due To Sen. Rand Paul’s Afghanistan Amendment

Senate passed a coronavirus aid bill on Wednesday after the vote was delayed by Sen. Rand Paul, who introduced an…

5 years ago

Chief Justice John Roberts Rebukes Sen. Chuck Schumer For ‘Threatening Statements’ During Abortion Rights Rally

Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) for a seeming threat he made to two…

5 years ago

Senate Blocks Motion To Call Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial By Vote Of 51-49

In a party-line vote of 51-49, GOP lawmakers dismissed a motion to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial on…

5 years ago

Alan Dershowitz Absent From Senate Floor After Strong Criticism Of Trump Defense Argument

President Donald Trump's star impeachment defense attorney, Alan Dershowitz, tried to clarify his arguments from Wednesday that anything a president…

5 years ago

#Midnight Mitch Trends On Twitter As Democrats Criticize McConnell’s Late Senate Hearing Hours

Democrats attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after he released a resolution setting out the schedule for President Donald Trump's…

5 years ago

McConnell Unveils Speedy Senate Trial Rules, Schumer Calls It A ‘National Disgrace’

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) released the guiding rules and regulations for the impending impeachment trial Monday night.…

5 years ago

Newly Released Emails Suggest Ukranian Aid Freeze Began 90 Minutes After Call

Newly released emails suggest the Pentagon was ordered to freeze security funding for Ukraine nearly 90 minutes after President Donald…

5 years ago

Despite Doubters, Mike Pompeo Defends Trump’s Decision To Assassinate Soleimani Due To ‘Imminent Threat’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended President Donald Trump's decision to order an operational drone to kill Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, stating that…

5 years ago

McConnell Has Enough Votes To Set Impeachment Rules Without Democratic Support

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has accumulated enough votes to proceed to formulate the rules for the Senate trial for…

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