Category: Chuck Schumer

Pelosi, Schumer Come to Rep. Cheney’s Defense After House GOP Votes to Oust Her

Top Democrats on Wednesday came to the defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) after she was voted out of her leadership position by House Republicans. “Congresswoman Liz Cheney is a leader of great courage, patriotism, and integrity. Today, House Republicans declared that those values are unwelcome in the Republican party,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…


Schumer Demands Restoration of 24-hour New York City Subway Service

Nonstop subway service should be restored in New York City, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday. “The city that never sleeps has a name we have to live up to everywhere, including within our subway service,” Schumer, the Senate majority leader, told a briefing in the city. As normal life resumes for many in…


Beware of Dems’ Proposed Domestic Terrorism Law

Commentary Top congressional Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are pushing new laws to stamp out “domestic terrorism.” But they’re targeting only right-wing organizations. If rioters are looting and setting fires for a leftist cause, that’s OK. President Joe Biden’s newly appointed attorney general, Merrick Garland, labels the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion as…


Schumer: Senate Will Vote on Background Checks, Voting Rights After Break

The Senate will vote on expanded background checks for gun buyers and a bill that would dramatically change how elections are run, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday. During a speech on the Senate floor and in a letter to colleagues, the Democrat said the upper chamber will turn its attention to voting…


Schumer: Changing, Eliminating Filibuster ‘Will Be on the Table’ if Republicans Keep Voting No

Changing or eliminating the filibuster is possible if Republicans continue opposing Democrat legislative priorities, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday. The filibuster is a 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber to end debate on a proposal and bringing it to a vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) last week called it…


Schumer: Eliminating Filibuster ‘Will Be on the Table’ if Republicans Keep Voting No

Changing or eliminating the filibuster is possible if Republicans continue to oppose Democrats’ legislative priorities, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on March 14. The filibuster is a 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber to end debate on a proposal and bring it to a vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on March…


Schumer Says Biden Administration Must ‘Do Better’ on Immigration

The top Democrat in Congress on Thursday said that President Joe Biden’s administration needs to do better on immigration, as the country deals with a surge in migrants arriving at the southern border. Biden “inherited a huge mess on immigration, and it’s not going to be cleaned up in a month,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck…


Collins Says Schumer Had ‘Absolutely No Interest’ In Bipartisanship In Relief Bill Negotiations

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) showed “absolutely no interest” in trying to negotiate a bipartisan agreement on the COVID-19 relief bill, calling into question the sincerity of the pleas for unity from President Joe Biden and the desire of Democrats to work with Republican members of Congress. Collins…


Our Looney Tunes Totalitarianism

Commentary In the last week, we’ve seen six children’s books by Dr. Seuss shoved into the memory hole because, according to the frightened bureaucrats at Dr. Seuss Enterprises, “they portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” Last week also brought us the appropriately named Charles Blow, a columnist for The New York Times,…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Mar. 4)

Big market sell-off today just as the Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spoke. NTD brings you the market analysis. A new ETF launches that tracks social media hype about stocks. An eccentric internet celebrity advertises the fund. New York’s governor launches a new Covid passport. It’s just in the testing phase now. NTD asks New…