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Sen. Charles E. Schumer, whose home base of New York has a large Jewish population, is the most prominent Democratic opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, and polls show many of his constituents agree with him. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Chuck Schumer braves Obama loyalists to reject Iran nuclear deal

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this July 17, 2014 file photo, Senate Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance subcommittee chair Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., questions witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCaskill is pushing some of the country’s largest retailers and online companies to drop dubious dietary supplements and vitamins, especially those promising seniors protection from memory loss, dementia and other age-related mental problems. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Claire McCaskill: Chuck Schumer won’t sway other Democrats on Iran nuclear deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves after speaking about the nuclear deal with Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. The president said the nuclear deal with Iran builds on the tradition of strong diplomacy that won the Cold War without firing any shots. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

White House downplays Chuck Schumer’s opposition to Iran deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

United States Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., participates in a news conference about Homeland Security funding in New York, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

AVI WEISS: Senator Schumer: now is the time to be a true guardian of Israel…and America

By Avi Weiss

Pledge of Allegiance - In Massachusetts, Democratic State Congressman Frank Smizik vocally backed a 2011 effort by the Brookline Political Action for Peace group to ban the Pledge of Allegiance in school. The group said that the pledge had no educational value and was “reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.” While students already had the right not to say the pledge, Smizik claimed that students who refused were being bullied. He agreed to co-sign the resolution, citing both the First Amendment and a calling it an anti-bullying measure. At the time, School Committee Chairwoman Rebecca Stone was reported to have said that, with other important issues on their agenda, she didn't believe that the Committee intended to reconsider the existing policy.

EDITORIAL: Left campaign to restrict free speech, religion

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on Congress' skepticism and opposition to the Iran nuclear arms deal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Political fallout from the Iran nuclear deal

By Donald Lambro

In this Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during an interview in Lebanon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Senate’s bipartisan plan would overhaul business taxes, fund highways

By Stephen Ohlemacher - Associated Press

This May 20, 2015, file photo released by the New York State Police shows Richard Matt. Matt and accomplice David Sweat escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015, and are still at large. Matt is among more than 160 state prison escapees nationwide who are listed as on the loose, The Associated Press found in a coast-to-coast survey. (New York State Police via AP)

Richard Matt, 1 of 2 escaped prisoners, shot and killed

By John Kekis and Michael Virtanen - Associated Press

Sen. Charles Schumer, New York Democrat said of the Medicare language, "is it as severe as the provision in the trafficking bill? No, so we'll see where we come out." The Medicare bill would repeal an outdated budget tool that Congress overrides each year, anyway, through a so-called "doc fix," even when the formula calls for a cut to doctors' pay. (Associated Press)

Democrats may not sink House bill on doctors’ pay

By Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. adjusts his glasses as he speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, following a policy luncheon. Reid is wearing special glasses as part of his recovery from injuries suffered in an exercise accident in January. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate Dems see distinctions in latest abortion language, keeping Medicare deal alive

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Georgetown University in Washington in this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Chuck Schumer on Hillary Clinton: ‘I’ll bet she’s running … I’ll bet she’ll win’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, meet with reporters to urge passage of legislation to restore unemployment insurance benefits which expired Dec. 28, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

PETER MORICI: Schumer’s con job for the middle class

By Peter Morici

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Schumer’s advice to Democrats: To win in 2016, embrace big government

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Do Americans still agree with "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses," as engraved on the Statue of Liberty? (National park Service)

Inside the Beltway: Chuck Schumer to ‘Diagnose what went wrong’ for Democrats

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Key senators from both parties like their chances on Nov. 4

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Fitbit: We don’t sell personal data

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**FILE** Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, meet with reporters to urge passage of legislation to restore unemployment insurance benefits which expired Dec. 28, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Chuck Schumer uses Tracy Morgan wreck to push black boxes

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Schumer proposes checking on youth volunteers

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Schumer asking for $100 million to curb heroin use

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Schumer says New York will begin heroin tracking

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