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Chuck Schumer

Courts Government Politics 

Republicans Confirm More Trump Judges Amid Pandemic Relief Talks

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 MEGAN MINEIRO
Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, presidential appointments, Trump administration, U.S. Senate

Senate Republicans pressed ahead with confirming two of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal bench on Tuesday, as a partisan face-off over new coronavirus relief and a massive spending package continued.

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Courts Government Politics 

Schumer Walks Back ‘Pay the Price’ Warning to Justices

March 5, 2020 TIM RYAN
abortion, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court

A day after receiving a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he misspoke when he said Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would “pay the price” if they voted to uphold state restrictions on abortion.

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Courts Government Politics 

Roberts Rebukes Schumer for Saying Justices Will ‘Pay the Price’

March 4, 2020 TIM RYAN
abortion, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Wednesday rebuking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch will “pay the price” if they vote to uphold state laws that restrict abortion access.

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Government Law National Politics 

Trump Says Senate Should Dismiss Impeachment Charges

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chuck Schumer, impeachment, U.S. Senate

President Trump says the Senate should simply dismiss the impeachment case against him, an extraordinary suggestion as the House prepares to transmit the charges to the upper chamber for the historic trial.

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Government National Politics Trials 

GOP Calls for Mid-Trial Motions When Impeachment Goes to Senate

January 3, 2020 JACK RODGERS
Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, impeachment, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, witnesses

When articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump finally reach the Senate, the trial on those charges should be conducted the same way as Bill Clinton’s impeachment proceedings, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday.

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Civil Rights Courts Government Media Politics 

Schumer Lashes Out on Fake Harassment Document

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 BARBARA LEONARD
Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Forgery, Journalism, New York, scandal, sex

After several media outlets were pitched a forged document accusing Sen. Chuck Schumer of sexual harassment, the New York Democrat said he is “pursuing every legal path” to get accountability.

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Government Politics 

Trump Attacks Visa Program in Wake of New York Attack

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 ADAM KLASFELD
Chuck Schumer, immigration, New York, NYC, Trump administration, Visas

As details emerge on the Uzbek immigrant arrested for Tuesday’s carnage in lower Manhattan, President Donald Trump took his national-security grievances to Twitter this morning, railing against bipartisan visa policies.

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Government National Politics 

Senate Dems Plan Budget Move to Force End of Trump Voter Fraud Panel

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 TIM RYAN
Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Fraud, Voting

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said Democrats will push to end the Election Integrity Commission in a must-pass spending bill in September if President Donald Trump does not disband the commission first.

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Government Politics 

Senate Democrats Tap Schumer to Replace Reid as Minority Leader

November 16, 2016November 18, 2016 TIM RYAN
Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren, Secondary

Senate Democrats Wednesday approved a leadership team that features both old party faithful and some new faces that could represent the party’s future.

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