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Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding

By Michael Hill - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters just after Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Schumer forced a vote on the matter in an effort to drive an election-year contrast on reproductive care. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer warns of a return to ‘American carnage’ under Trump

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. arrives to offer remarks following the Senate Democrats policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Schumer says he will work to block any effort in the Senate to significantly cut the CDC’s budget

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 23, 2024. Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate. He said in an interview with AP he felt "exhilarated and gratified" by the surge of enthusiasm with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the party ticket. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Schumer thinks Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket

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FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, poses for a picture with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 15, 2017. 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.. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Sen. Schumer’s undemocratic dangerous anti-Israel diatribe

By Jonathan Feldstein – Special to Higher Ground

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’s rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the U.S. and allies walk on interference

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The White House is seen at dusk in Washington on Nov. 19, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Biden summons congressional leaders to the White House

By Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks with Vice President Kamala Harris after presenting Harris with a golden gavel after she cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Vice President Harris breaks nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreaker votes, casts her 32nd

By Chris Megerian and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard-right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate looks to speed ahead on temporary funding to avert government shutdown through the holidays

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, speaks as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of La., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., listen at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Sen. Chuck Schumer, on Israel, gets one right

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about support for Israel following a closed-door caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As vacancies grow, Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lolita Baldor - Associated Press

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, talks to Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, foreground, during a bilateral meeting at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

Schumer faults China for initial failure to condemn Hamas’ attacks

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and other members of the delegation arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Aly Song/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Senate leader raises trade and fentanyl at start of 1st congressional visit to China since 2019

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Schumer criticized House Republicans, especially hard-right conservatives, for failing to pass appropriations bills due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., left, is greeted by Gen. David Allvin during a Senate Armed Services Committee nominations hearing of Gen. Allvin for reappointment to the grade of General and to be U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Schumer moves to stop Tuberville’s blockade of military nominees

By David R. Sands and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A child holds a PRIME hydration drink prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, March 31, 2023, in Los Angeles. An influencer-backed energy drink that has earned viral popularity among children is facing scrutiny from federal lawmakers and health experts over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine. Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday, July 9, 2023 called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate Prime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)

Sen. Charles Schumer presses FDA to look into Logan Paul’s PRIME energy drink

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to the media, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The development of artificial intelligence is a “moment of revolution” that requires swift action from the government. That's according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who said Wednesday that he is working on ambitious bipartisan legislation dealing with AI. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

AI is a ‘moment of revolution,’ top Democrat says in urging swift action on regulations

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Cognitive decline or emotional blackmail?

Illustration on partisan responses to the debt ceiling crisis by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

316 pages of debt ceiling legislation proposed by Republicans, zero from Democrats

By Newt Gingrich

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's inauguration ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Schumer decries ‘MAGA wing’ of GOP on second anniversary of Jan. 6 attack

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times