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August 13, 2019

Schumer to ask Trump to divert $5 billion in border wall funding to fight gun violence, white-supremacy extremists

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday said he will ask President Trump to withdraw his request for $5 billion in border wall construction funds to instead use the money to combat gun violence and white supremacist extremism on the heels of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

August 11, 2019

Chuck Schumer wants FBI to sign off on body armor sales

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday proposed new legislation to require the FBI to sign off on body armor sales to civilians.

July 23, 2019

Watch: Jon Stewart delivers emotional speech after Senate approves bill for 9/11 victims' fund

Comedian Jon Stewart stood with U.S. senators and 9/11 victim compensation fund advocates at a press conference Tuesday and delivered an emotional speech after the Senate voted 97-2 to extend monetary resources, to keep the fund solvent. 

July 19, 2019

Law professor on Ilhan Omar's anti-Israel resolution: Boycott would 'discriminate against Jews'

Eugene Kontorovich responded to Rep. Ilhan Omar's resolution affirming the right to boycott Israel, as she likened it to the boycotts of Nazi-Germany and the Soviet Union.

July 18, 2019

Senators reach deal to vote on 9/11 victims fund as Dems blast proposed Lee amendment

Senators from both parties reached a deal Thursday to bring a bill that would all but ensure that the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund never runs out of money to a vote next week.

July 9, 2019

Top Dems demand Acosta resign over Epstein deal, as Trump administration fights back

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta faced mounting calls Tuesday from top Democrats to resign over his involvement in a controversial plea deal years ago for financier Jeffrey Epstein, as the Trump administration fought back and the secretary himself defended his handling of the case. 

July 8, 2019

Rapinoe says US women's soccer team would be 'very happy to accept' Schumer's invite to Senate

The U.S. women's soccer team's star forward Megan Rapinoe told reporters Monday that the team would be “very happy to accept” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s invitation to come to Capitol Hill to celebrate their victory and discuss equal pay legislation.

July 3, 2019

Trump lashes out at Democrats over criticism of how CBP treats migrants

President Trump lashed out at Democrats via social media on Wednesday following calls from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to be fired and plans by two House committees to hold hearings on the treatment of thousands of migrants held after crossing the southern border.

July 3, 2019

Schumer calls for CBP leadership to be fired over offensive Facebook group

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called Wednesday for the Trump administration to remove top officials at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

June 30, 2019

Chuck Schumer weighs in on Dominican Republic deaths, says ATF should also investigate

The Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, D-NY., says the U.S. government needs additional support from the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to determine what caused the deaths of over 10 Americans who vacationed to the Dominican Republic since June 2018.