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May 25, 2025

Chuck Schumer

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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Dems’ immigration push

September 20, 2021 Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats can’t use their $3.5 trillion package bolstering social and climate programs for their plan to give millions of immigrants a chance to become citizens, the Senate’s parliamentarian said, a crushing blow […]

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Infrastructure senators brush off criticism from left, right

August 9, 2021 Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Often elusive, the political center is holding steady in the Senate as a coalition of Democratic and Republican senators brushes off critics to push  the $1 trillion infrastructure package toward final passage. […]

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Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says ‘we have to act’

March 23, 2021 Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats said Tuesday that they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. President Joe Biden said “we […]

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Senate filibuster fight cools for now, but battles ahead

January 26, 2021 Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Easing off a stalemate, the Senate moved forward Tuesday with a power-sharing agreement in the evenly split chamber after Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the […]

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Trump impeachment to go to Senate on Monday, launching trial

January 22, 2021 Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president’s trial on a charge […]

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Fate of Biden agenda rests with Schumer in 50-50 Senate

January 20, 2021 Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate majority leader, has never taken on such a torrent of challenges, with the opening days of both the Biden administration and Democratic control of the Senate coming […]

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Extra $600 in jobless aid set to lapse

July 30, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A deadlocked Senate on Thursday exited Washington for the weekend without acting to extend a $600 per-week expanded jobless benefit. Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell made a procedural move to make it […]

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Government lending program on hold after reaching lending limit

April 16, 2020 Joyce Rosenberg, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The government’s paycheck protection loan program for small businesses is on hold. The Small Business Administration said Thursday that it reached the $349 billion lending limit for the program. Thousands of small […]

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Meadows toggles between legislator, White House roles

March 31, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it came time to heave the largest aid package in U.S. history over the finish line, Republican Rep. Mark Meadows was the closer, working with Democrats to get it done. He […]

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Tensions rise as $2 trillion virus aid stalls in Washington

March 23, 2020 Lisa Mascaro, Andrew Taylor, and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tensions flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President Donald Trump musing openly […]

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