Tag: Chuck Schumer

"This law can't be fixed," said House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Public option’ not an option for GOP

Susan Ferrechio · October 24, 2016 4:01 am

"What's true in kindergarten is true in the U.S. Congress … ignorance is not an excuse particularly when it comes to the safety of our service members and diplomats," presidential press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

White House compares senators to kindergartners on override vote

Susan Crabtree · September 29, 2016 6:56 pm

"No, no. I got my friend here, I'm not going to do that," Harry Reid said, referring to Chuck Schumer. "And its not the first time I've done it." (AP Photo)

Reid won’t talk about veto override next to Schumer

Mariana Barillas · September 29, 2016 4:13 pm

"As a former governor, I know firsthand how critical it is for states and municipalities to issue bonds that fund their basic operations, including the construction of schools, roads and local projects," Mark Warner said. (AP Photo)

Bipartisan senators look to loosen major post-crisis banking rule

Joseph Lawler · September 27, 2016 9:00 pm

Chuck Schumer reveals pneumonia diagnosis

Chuck Schumer reveals pneumonia diagnosis

Joel Gehrke · September 12, 2016 5:38 pm

He predicted "blue-collar voters are going to see Hillary Clinton is on their side." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Schumer: Trump has ‘reached his high-water mark’

Mariana Barillas · July 28, 2016 9:38 pm

"Ninety-five percent of the Bernie supporters, prediction, will vote for Hillary Clinton," Chuck Schumer said. (AP Photo)

Schumer: More than 95 percent of Sanders supporters will back Clinton

Al Weaver · July 28, 2016 9:25 pm

Democrats lambasted Republicans Thursday for refusing to allocate Zika funding the way they want. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems lambast GOP over Zika funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 7, 2016 5:41 pm

Senate Democrats say they will block a Zika funding measure that the Republican majority plans to call up for a vote in the coming days. "It is so bad," Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said of the House version of the bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Reid blames ‘bizarre’ GOP House for Zika fight

Susan Ferrechio · July 6, 2016 7:51 pm

President Obama wanted Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to recuse himself from a corruption probe that had potential ties to other members of the Bush administration. (AP Photo)

Flashback: Obama, Clinton demanded Bush AG recusal to avoid ‘appearance of conflict’

Joel Gehrke · June 30, 2016 6:39 pm

All I can say is Loretta Lynch is one of the most outstanding human beings I have ever known, Harry Reid told reporters Thursday. (AP Photo)

Dems: Lynch visit with Bill Clinton ‘didn’t matter’

Susan Ferrechio · June 30, 2016 3:31 pm

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to buy into the Democrats' case for new gun limits to fight terror. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

National Security

Trump, Dems target guns while taking aim at terror

W. James Antle III · June 19, 2016 9:54 pm