April 29, 2019 Pelosi, Schumer eye ‘massive’ infrastructure package ahead of Trump sit-down Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on Monday sent a letter to President Trump calling for a “big and bold infrastructure package” ahead of a planned meeting Tuesday between Democratic lawmakers and the president.
April 17, 2019 Nadler, Pelosi, other Dems blast DOJ ahead of Mueller report release Democrats in Congress attacked Attorney General William Barr Wednesday evening ahead of the Justice Department's planned release of a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
April 16, 2019 Sens. Rick Scott and Chuck Schumer in Twitter feud over relief aid to Puerto Rico Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., feuded on Twitter over a disaster aid package.
April 11, 2019 Schumer stops short of backing Sanders' 'Medicare for all' plan Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., became the latest Democrat to express skepticism over 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sander’s "Medicare for All" plan – arguing that the Vermont lawmaker’s idea is only one of several proposals the party is mulling over to strengthen healthcare in the United States.
April 6, 2019 Christian Whiton: Senate Republicans strike a blow against Democratic obstruction After more than two years of putting up with the Democratic “resistance,” Senate Republicans finally had enough this week. They voted to curtail abuse of Senate prerogatives and restore the principle that most presidential appointees can be confirmed with a simple majority vote.
March 25, 2019 Schumer rails against 'ancient poison' of anti-Semitism in AIPAC remarks Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lamented what he called the "ancient poison" of anti-Semitism Monday evening during a speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) annual conference in Washington, in which he criticized both President Trump and a fellow Democrat, freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, without mentioning either one by name.
March 22, 2019 Top Dems want report, now submitted, made public ASAP Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his long-awaited report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and possible collusion with Trump associates on Friday, March 22.
February 14, 2019 Schumer fumes over McConnell plan to bring Green New Deal to vote, calls it ‘cynical ploy’ Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday ripped into Republicans for planning to force a vote on the Green New Deal, calling the plan a "stunt," a "cheap, cynical ploy" and "a game of political gotcha."
January 18, 2019 Trump campaign sending faux red bricks to Schumer, Pelosi amid border wall fight President Trump’s re-election campaign said Friday they are sending faux red bricks to the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer until Democrats agree to fund a border wall.
January 15, 2019 Trump doubles down on border wall, as polls show voters turning against his shutdown strategy President Trump used an address Monday to the American Farm Bureau convention to dig in on his call for a border wall, even as new polling indicates most Americans oppose his administration’s strategy of demanding money for the U.S.-Mexico barrier in exchange for ending the partial government shutdown.