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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with reporters to discuss his proposal of sending crucial bipartisan support to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after weeks of inaction, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP says Senate’s border bill is still dead

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"Workers and families, not special interests, should be our main focus," Sen. Charles E. Schumer said in a letter to his Democratic colleagues.

Schumer vows revenge on federal judges over court-shopping allegations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer snubs Netanyahu’s request to address Senate Democrats

By Ramsey Touchberry and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., departs after saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way" and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Schumer, who is the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., strongly criticized Netanyahu in a lengthy speech and called for Israel to hold new elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Netanyahu hits Sen. Chuck Schumer’s ‘totally inappropriate’ remarks about Israel’s leadership

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks about a bill to establish federal protections for IVF during a press event on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Biden expresses support for Schumer’s speech calling for new leadership in Israel

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington, March 14, 2024. Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections. Schumer says he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way" amid the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and a growing humanitarian crisis there. Schumer is the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S. (Senate TV via AP)

Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington, March 14, 2024. Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections. Schumer says he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way" amid the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and a growing humanitarian crisis there. Schumer is the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S. (Senate TV via AP)

Schumer: Israel must oust Netanyahu, ‘right-wing Israelis’ to find ‘lasting peace’ with Palestinians

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., listens as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Johnson, Schumer optimistic about avoiding shutdown after White House meeting

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

House impeachment and Senate trial illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Blocking impeachment trial would put Schumer’s majority in grave danger

By David N. Bossie

FILE - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 13, 2024. The chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, than for former President Donald Trump's two trials, or maybe no time at all. If Schumer can muster a simple majority, Democrats could dismiss the trial outright or move to table the two articles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Schumer accuses Republicans calling for IVF protections of being disingenuous

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a divided Senate passed an emergency spending package to provide send military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems, and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The measure has an uncertain future in the House where it is opposed by Republicans in the face of pressure from former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Schumer in Ukraine to meet Zelenskyy as U.S. aid hangs in the balance

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, listen during an event at Onondaga Community College, Oct. 27, 2022, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Schumer chalks up concerns over Biden’s age to ‘right-wing propaganda’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., answers questions on the border security talks as he meets reporters following a Democratic caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer dares GOP to vote against border bill: ‘No time for grandstanding’

By Stephen Dinan and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., answers questions on the border security talks as he meets reporters following a Democratic caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate to vote next week on long-awaited border security bill and aid for Israel, Ukraine

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Dusk begins to fall at a section of border fence in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez) ** FILE **

Border deal with Ukraine aid on the verge of collapse in Senate

By Ramsey Touchberry and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Zyn from Swedish Match AB. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is calling for a crackdown on Zyn nicotine pouches, sparking a feverish backlash from Republicans who say it is an example of nanny-state governance. File photo credit: Jeppe Gustafsson via Shutterstock.

Senate Democratic leader Schumer calls for crackdown on Zyn nicotine pouches, sparking backlash

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters as White House and Senate negotiators struggle behind the scenes to reach a U.S. border security deal at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Senate leader Schumer tees up vote on stopgap spending bill, ups pressure on Speaker Johnson

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) **FILE**

Speaker Johnson ‘not concerned’ about possible push to oust him

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

The Capitol Dome is seen in Washington, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress faces another shutdown scenario amid ongoing spending fight

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, is briefed by Texas Department of Public Safety chief Steve McCraw, left, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit to the Mexican border. Their trip comes as they are demanding hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden's emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Senate inching ‘closer’ to southern border deal as Sen. Schumer dings Speaker Johnson’s border trip

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times