October 3, 2020 Schumer calls Supreme Court hearing 'irresponsible and dangerous' after senators test positive for coronavirus Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday evening it would be “irresponsible and dangerous” to move forward with a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee on Oct. 12 after two Republican senators on the committee confirmed they have tested positive for the coronavirus.
October 2, 2020 Trump diagnosis renews calls for Capitol Hill coronavirus testing President Trump's positive coronavirus test overnight has reignited calls for a coronavirus testing regime on Capitol Hill that would screen members of Congress, staff, reporters and others that work in the U.S. Capitol and its surrounding office buildings.
October 2, 2020 Senate Democrats cite coronavirus in latest effort to delay Amy Coney Barrett confirmation Senate Democrats blamed the coronavirus at the White House and Senate in their latest effort to delay the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, saying "health and safety" must come first.
October 2, 2020 Dems say Trump diagnosis should be a 'wake up call' on administration's handling of coronavirus Several top Democrats Friday said that they hope President Trump and first lady Melania Trump recover quickly from the coronavirus while adding that the diagnosis should be "a wake up call" for the president to take "a saner approach" in his pandemic response that Democrats have been critical of for months.
October 2, 2020 Schumer says Trump coronavirus diagnosis shows what happens 'when you ignore science' Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday said that President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis shows what happens "when you ignore science," in a Friday statement that also said that he is praying for the president and First Lady Melania Trump, who tested positive for the coronavirus overnight as well.
October 1, 2020 Schumer signals end to filibuster if Dems win Senate, reiterates 'everything is on the table' Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, repeating his frequent warning that “everything is on the table,” signaled that he would push to end the filibuster and grant Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico statehood should Democrats take control of the Senate.
October 1, 2020 Biden campaigning on 'return to normalcy' but some Dems eyeing radical changes to political system if they win Biden has repeatedly pushed back against Republican efforts to tie him to the party's progressive wing, yet other Democratic leaders have endorsed policies that have the potential to reshape the country.
October 1, 2020 Democratic Senate contender Mark Kelly says 2020 winner should make Supreme Court pick The former NASA astronaut told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Gaydos and Chad that a nomination shouldn't be made so close to Election Day, although President Trump has already done so.
September 30, 2020 Schumer says next debate should have a 'mute button' for Trump After an unruly first presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.. suggested a "mute" button would be necessary for another debate to take place.
September 30, 2020 ObamaCare takes center stage as Supreme Court fight heats up, Democrats ramp up tactics to squeeze Republicans Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday continued his aggressive use of procedural tactics to squeeze vulnerable Republicans as the fight over the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett gets underway.