Schumer refuses to step down as Senate Dem leader, defends shutdown vote
N.Y., said he would not resign and defended his vote in favor of the spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.
Chuck Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted ...
Senate GOP looks to cut Democrats out of debt ceiling fight after Schumer uproar
Senate Republicans are attempting to include a debt ceiling hike in their sweeping tax and border bill, a move that would cut ...
Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district
Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of ...
Colbert presses Schumer from the left over voting for GOP spending bill
Comedian Stephen Colbert pressed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on his show Thursday over his support for a ...
House GOP leaders call on Senate to take up their plan to pass Trump agenda
House Republican leaders are calling on the Senate to take up the House-passed budget resolution that would tee up President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda, saying in a joint statement on ...
Durbin under fire from progressives over vote for GOP spending plan
A statement by influential Chicago advocacy groups against Sen. Dick Durbin's vote, coupled with a climate group protest ...
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Schumer May Leave Senate On His Own Terms as Fallout Continues
Schumer has faced pressure to step down after he, along with eight Senate Democrats and independent Senator Angus King of ...
Schumer says he is not stepping down after shutdown vote pushback
Schumer said that while the Continuing Resolution was “certainly bad,” a shutdown “would be 15 or 20 times worse.” ...