Blumenthal: Schumer agrees Democrats need to be ‘more aggressive’

Hey Schumer and Newsom, It’s Not Leadership to Abandon the People Who Need You Most

American liberalism faces a familiar dilemma: performative urgency vs. real action. Leaders like Schumer and Newsom must prioritize people over politics.

Op-Ed: A stronger response to Trump overreach is direly needed

With each passing day, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer continues to lose the support of demographics he desperately needs to retain, including millennials like me. His recent responses to the Trump administration’s repeated abuses of the law amount to an abdication of power and a misunderstanding of this political climate that endangers the Democratic party. In multiple media appearances last week, the Majority Leader repeated a metaphorica…

Durbin under fire from progressives over vote for GOP spending plan – Chicago Sun-Times

Colbert presses Schumer from the left over voting for GOP spending bill

Comedian Stephen Colbert pressed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on his show Thursday over his support for a Republican-approved government spending bill.

Why Chuck Schumer survived

Chuck Schumer can rest easy this weekend, as the New Yorker wraps up the week safe and sound in his position as leader of the Senate Democrats.This was bound to be the case, despite the noise, the canceled book tour, and even the embarrassing damage control of the past two weeks. It’s the same reason Mitch McConnell stayed in charge of the Republican Senate conference as long as he did, despite grumbling colleagues and broad, national unpopulari…

Stephen Colbert Presses Chuck Schumer On Controversial Support for GOP Funding Bill: ‘Do You Know Why They’re Mad At You?’

Stephen Colbert pressed Chuck Schumer on his reasons for supporting a GOP-backed bill and whether he'll be handing them a similar win in September.