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Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., waves to members of the media, Monday, April 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as he returns to the Capitol after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

For the love of God, senators, keep your clothes on

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Microsoft founder Bill Gates arrives on Capitol Hill as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., convenes a closed-door gathering of leading tech CEOs to discuss the priorities and risks of artificial intelligence and how it should be regulated, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators huddle with Big Tech titans to begin monumental task of writing laws to govern AI

By Ryan Lovelace - 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.

Senate to vote on spending bills next week; Schumer reiterates bipartisanship will avoid shutdown

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walk to the chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Schumer, McConnell urge bipartisanship to avoid government shutdown

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Senate to take first crack at spending fight to avoid gov’t shutdown as Congress returns from recess

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Charles E. Schumer's approval ratings have fallen among registered New York voters. He has break-even favorability. (Associated Press)

Schumer preparing for new AI policy push

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Before adjourning for the August recess, Schumer worked to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer wants Democrats to be more ‘persistent’ in touting ‘Bidenomics,’ Inflation Reduction Act

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of D-N.Y., left, speaks as Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., right, listens to reporters after a policy luncheon Wednesday, May 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate passes debt limit bill; IRS funding to be cut by more than $20 billion

By Haris Alic and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill after returning from a debt ceiling meeting at the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Climate activists target Schumer, top Biden energy official over West Virginia pipeline

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden, McCarthy cut out Schumer, McConnell in debt limit talks

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Facing the risk of a government default as soon as June 1, President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders to a White House meeting for talks next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer wants a new China competition bill, Rubio slams effort as unserious

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Schumer’s notes hint at return date for Sen. Feinstein

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hands off papers to an aide as he talks with reporters about the struggle between Congress and the White House to fix the looming debt ceiling deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer: GOP debt limit plan has no hope of becoming law

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he departs the Capitol following the annual St. Patrick's Day gathering, in Washington, March 17, 2023. There are stark differences in how President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to shore up the government's finances. The Democratic president primarily wants higher taxes on the wealthy to lower deficits; the GOP congressional leader favors sharp spending cuts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Biden invites McCarthy to White House for debt talks as new default deadline looms June 1

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks with reporters about reproductive rights for U.S. veterans, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats anxious over default, but refuse to abandon Biden’s no-negotiation pledge on debt limit

By Haris Alic and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks with reporters about reproductive rights for U.S. veterans, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate sets vote on effort to revive Equal Rights Amendment

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during a viewing service for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at Morgan State University, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Schumer wants Maryland Democrat Ben Cardin as Feinstein’s replacement on Senate Judiciary panel

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listens as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, in Washington, April 4, 2022. Democrats’ efforts to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee met quick opposition Monday, April 17, 2023, from some Republicans, potentially complicating the plan even as some of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees remain on hold during her extended medical absence. Feinstein last week asked to be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee while she recuperates in her home state from a case of shingles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP senators say they’ll reject Democrats’ plan to replace Feinstein on judiciary committee

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters to criticize Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for playing politics as they grapple with a solution to the debt ceiling deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2023. Schumer also fielded questions on the extended absence of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who is recovering from shingles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer reverses call to defund police with resolution against gutting FBI, Justice Department

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times