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Sen. Schumer pushes for malt barley crop insurance in NY

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, about the struggle to move Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch toward a final up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats continue to blow Up Senate tradition

By Jenny Beth Martin

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer of N.Y., speaks during an interview in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

EDITORIAL: Sen. Schumer’s chutzpah

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer of N.Y., speaks during an interview in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Schumer: ‘Highly unlikely’ Neil Gorsuch gets 60 votes

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Marie Louise Gorsuch, wife of Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, talks to her husband during a break in testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Law professor: Gorsuch won’t be ‘robotic vote’

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March, 14, 2017. The White House and Republican leaders in Congress are scrambling to shore up support for their health care bill after findings from the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 14 million people would lose insurance coverage in the first year alone under the GOP replacement for Obamacare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer, tool of the left, skews truth to hit at Trump

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Schumer says Trump budget slashes NYC anti-terror funding

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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York speak to reporters about the Congressional Budget Office projection that 14 million people would lose health coverage under the House Republican bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March, 13, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hypocritical Dems threaten to shut down government — a move they once called ‘hostage taking’

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, has warned that any "poison pill" policy riders would galvanize his members to defeat a funding package. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats warn against funding border wall in catchall bill

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

Schumer decries possible cuts to TSA, Coast Guard

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2003, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Sen. Charles Schumer D-N.Y., second from right, are escorted through New York's first Lukoil gas station by Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov, left, in New York City. Lukoil is the giant Russian oil company. Putin later traveled to meet with President George W. Bush at the Camp David presidential retreat. President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, is calling for &quot;an immediate investigation&quot; into Schumer tie's to Russian Putin. Trump’s evidence? A 14-year-old photo of Schumer and Putin holding coffee and doughnuts in a New York City gas station. (AP Photo/Scout Tufankjian, File)

Trump, hitting back, accuses Schumer of Putin ties

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Sen. Schumer awards Badge of Bravery to Troy police officer

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Howard Dean participates in "The Contenders: 16 for 16" panel during the PBS Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 29, 2016. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/Associated Press) **FILE**

Howard Dean: Chuck Schumer endorsement in DNC race a ‘kiss of death’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The Latest: USDA reposts some online animal welfare records

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos smiles while greeting employees after addressing the department staff at the Department of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

EDITORIAL: Betsy DeVos laughs last

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., followed by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

It’s time for Democrats to stop obstructing and for Donald Trump team to get to work

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. meets with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Schumer says he has ‘serious concerns’ about Gorsuch

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

A woman holds a sign referring to the votes of Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer during the second in a series of &quot;Resist Trump Tuesdays,&quot; on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in New York at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, blocks from the senator's New York city residence. Liberals are vowing to put pressure on Schumer to mount a vigorous opposition to the agenda of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Sen. Schumer battered by both the right and left in new role

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to announce Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court. Gorsuch kisses his wife Louise. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump to Senate: Scrap rules if needed to confirm Gorsuch

By ERICA WERNER and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., flanked by Sen.Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., critiques policies of President Donald Trump during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer, obstructionist, is talking out of both sides of his mouth

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times