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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

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

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

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Letter to the editor: Why won’t Schumer visit the border?

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Senators met earlier with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he issued a plea for Congress to break its deadlock and approve continued wartime funding for Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Defying Biden’s plea, Congress skips town without passing aid for Ukraine, Israel

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., arrives before President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Pool via AP) **FILE**

Senate poised to pass giant defense bill with bipartisan support

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., arrives before President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Pool via AP) **FILE**

Senate’s bipartisan cloture vote on National Defense Authorization Act sets up battle in House

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to media after a Senate Republican policy luncheon, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Senate Republicans erupt at Schumer over stalled border security talks

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., answers questions from reporters outside the Senate chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. President Joe Biden's nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other needs is sitting idle in Congress as Republicans are insisting on U.S.-Mexico border policy provisions in exchange for any new U.S. dollars for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer gives GOP ultimatum for Tuberville to drop blockade of Pentagon nominees

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., answers questions from reporters outside the Senate chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. President Joe Biden's nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other needs is sitting idle in Congress as Republicans are insisting on U.S.-Mexico border policy provisions in exchange for any new U.S. dollars for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer denounces rise in antisemitism as ‘five-alarm fire that must be extinguished’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Oct. 31, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Senate Democrats eye vote on doomed Biden war aid bill

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles Schumer speaks at a rally and vigil marking 30 days since Hamas launched its attack on Israel in New York, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie) **FILE**

Schumer torpedoes GOP’s border security plan as ‘total non-starter’ in war aid package

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden about artificial intelligence legislation at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate presses to break parliamentary standoff over Pentagon confirmations

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with families of people injured or taken hostage during the Hamas attack on Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. The man standing at center right is Ruby Chen, who is from the Brooklyn borough of New York, but who now lives in Israel. His son is Itay Chen, a US-Israeli dual citizen, who was serving with the Israeli Defense Forces during the attacks and has been missing since then. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer says AI legislation is months away as Biden readies executive order to set rules

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. speaks during a news conference after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese officials, at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Oct. 9, 2023. Schumer is headed to Israel this weekend to discuss what resources the United States can provide for its war against Hamas. The New York Democrat's office said Friday he's leading a bipartisan group of senators to the country “to show the United States' unwavering support." (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Schumer says Senate will move swiftly to pass aid for Israel: ‘We’re not waiting on the House’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Visiting U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer criticizes China for not supporting Israel after Hamas attack

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., walks out of a closed-door caucus meeting after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Schumer warns of ‘dangerous situation’ with looming government shutdown on Nov. 17

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Senators focusing on AI risk to 2024 elections as top priority for new legislation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a closed-door caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Commenting on the federal charges of bribery against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Schumer said the Foreign Relations chairman would meet with the Democratic Caucus Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer says Senate stopgap will pass House while Senate GOP mull border amendments to bill

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that the Senate made "some progress" in recent days toward completing the appropriations process. The Senate did not hold an anticipated vote on a stopgap spending resolution. (Associated Press)

Senators scrutinizing AI tools for posing new threat of misinformation in 2024 elections

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times