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Chuck Schumer

American politician (born 1950)

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Charles Ellis Schumer ( SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate Minority Leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025.

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🇺🇸 Why a Maine farmer is beating Schumer-backed candidate in Democratic Senate primary polls (2026-04-10)
Bloomberg's Mario Parker and Axios' Alex Isenstadt join "The Takeout" to discuss the midterms, Melania Trump and more....
🇺🇸 Fetterman says he won't support Iran war powers resolution (2026-04-09)
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) said Wednesday that he will again vote against a war powers resolution to halt U.S. strikes on Iran. After Senat...
🇺🇸 Democrats fighting for Iowa Senate seat tussle over Chuck Schumer and super PACs (2026-04-09)
Two Democrats seeking to flip a Republican-held Senate seats spent Wednesday evening at a forum in Iowa, appealing to progressive activists and voters...
🇺🇸 Senate to vote again next week on limiting Trump's military options in Iran (2026-04-08)
The Senate will try again next week to pass a war powers resolution that would force President Trump to seek congressional approval for further milita...
🇺🇸 Chuck Schumer: What the SAVE Act Would Really Do (2026-03-23)
Republicans want to pretend it’s a voter ID bill....
🇺🇸 Murphy deflects question on Schumer’s future as Senate leader (2026-03-22)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday dodged a question about replacing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) amid reports that a handful of s...
🇺🇸 Warren Endorses Platner in Maine, Splitting With Schumer (2026-03-19)
The intervention by Ms. Warren is the latest instance of her embracing a candidate at odds with Mr. Schumer, the top Senate Democrat....
🇺🇸 White House seeks to circumvent Schumer on potential DHS funding deal (2026-03-19)
White House border czar Tom Homan met with a group of centrist Democrats at the Capitol Thursday, circumventing Senate Democratic Leaders Chuck Schume...
🇺🇸 'Not this week, not ever': Schumer vows to block Trump's SAVE Act (2026-03-15)
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer vowed Sunday to block President Trump's SAVE Act in the Senate, warning the legislation would disenfranchise...
🇺🇸 New Mexico Sen. Heinrich bucks Schumer, endorses Platner in Maine Senate race (2026-03-10)
Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico endorsed Graham Platner on Tuesday in Maine's Democratic Senate primary -- the latest sign of a growing push inside...
🇺🇸 Unions privately urge Chuck Schumer, Democratic leaders to stay out of Maine Senate primary (2026-02-27)
Union leaders in recent days have urged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N...
🇺🇸 Top Democratic fundraisers sought Jeffrey Epstein's support despite child sex offender conviction (2026-02-17)
Jeffrey Epstein was registered as a high-risk sex offender, but it did not matter to the fundraisers working for Democratic leaders Sen. Charles E. S...