2022 New York Senate Election
News coverage of the New York Senate election. See the race between Joe Pinion, and Chuck Schumer. Chuck Schumer has been the Senator from New York since 1998. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our New York election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
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Top 2022 New York Senate Election News
Stephen Breyer · WashingtonSens. Todd Young and Mike Braun, both Republicans, voted against confirming Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson received enough votes in the Senate on Thursday to secure her place as the first Black woman on the high court. Three Republican senators supported Jackson, who would replace Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires this summer.See the Story
Senate to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court Thursday
55% Center coverage: 150 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSenate votes 65-34 to end Republican filibuster of gun violence bill. Final passage of the $13 billion measure is expected by week's end. Measure would toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders. It would also fund local programs for school safety, mental health and violence prevention.See the Story
Senate clears major hurdle toward passing gun safety bill
70% Center coverage: 73 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonCongress has proven unwilling or unable to pass substantial federal legislation to curb gun violence in America. Congress failed to approve a firearms background check bill after 20 kindergartners were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School almost a decade ago. Despite the outpouring of grief Wednesday after the starkly similar Texas massacre, it's not at all clear there will be any different outcome.See the Story
Long past Sandy Hook, will Congress act after Uvalde, Buffalo?
71% Center coverage: 66 sources
Latest 2022 New York Senate Election News
US & Canada · WashingtonSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote to codify the right to abortion into federal law. The move comes in response to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Schumer: "Every American is going to see which side every senator stands"See the Story
U.S. Senate to vote on abortion rights bill -Schumer
62% Center coverage: 37 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe U.S. Senate will vote on legislation to codify abortion rights into law on Wednesday. The vote comes in reaction to the leaked draft decision indicating the Supreme Court is poised to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. "Every American will see how every senator stands," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday.See the Story
U.S. Senate to vote Wednesday on abortion rights bill, Schumer says
44% Center coverage: 40 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSenate Democrats are moving quickly to try to codify the 50-year-old ruling. But they don't have enough votes, and Republicans are expected to block the bill in a test vote Wednesday. The bill would also expand protections, invalidating many state laws that Democrats and abortion rights advocates say have infringed on the original 1973 ruling.See the Story
Democrats’ bill would make Roe v. Wade law, and expand it
72% Center coverage: 28 sources
Fox News · WashingtonFox News executives must "immediately cease the reckless amplification of the so-called 'great replacement' theory" on the network's broadcasts, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter published by the New York Times on Tuesday.See the Story
Schumer: Fox News must stop "reckless amplification" of replacement theory
53% Left coverage: 19 sources
US & CanadaSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Supreme Court is poised to inflict the greatest restriction of rights in the past 50 years on all Americans. Schumer stopped short of promising to change Senate filibuster rules to allow Democrats to pass legislation that would salvage the landmark abortion law on their own. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, states would then regulate abortions.See the Story
Schumer vows abortion law vote, but not filibuster changes
90% Center coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonRep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., pledged to defy and protest the Supreme Court following its decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade. "You ain't seen nothing yet," Waters said from the steps of the court. "Women are going to control their bodies no matter how they try and stop us. The hell with the Supreme Court. We will defy them. Women will be in control of their bodies. And if they think Black women are intimidated or afraid, they got another thought coming."See the Story
Maxine Waters reacts to Dobbs ruling: 'The hell with the Supreme Court. We will defy them'
90% Right coverage: 19 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSen. Chris Murphy: "We are accepting this as the new normal" "If the slaughter of schoolchildren can't convince Republicans to buck the NRA, what can we do?" Sen. Cory Booker says. Congress has proven unwilling or unable to pass substantial gun violence legislation.See the Story
Schumer tells colleagues not to expect a gun-control vote anytime soon
50% Right coverage: 20 sources
Nancy Pelosi · WashingtonDemocrats across the board are calling for the Senate to eliminate its filibuster. The powergrab is a measure of Democratic concern about abortion being outlawed in many states. The reality is that in the current 50-50 Senate chamber, even Democrats have rejected calls to drop or alter the filibuster. That opposition maintains the requirement to get at least 60 votes to cut off debate and pass major legislation.See the Story
Democrats condemn Supreme Court abortion draft as 'abomination,' urge Congress to codify Roe v Wade
41% Right coverage: 17 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonConservatives criticized Schumer over his 2020 remarks on Wednesday after an armed man was arrested outside the Supreme Court justice's home in Maryland. The man was upset about last month's leaked Supreme Court draft opinion showing the court set to overturn Roe v. Wade, as well as recent string of mass shootings around the country.See the Story
Schumer telling Brett Kavanaugh he'll "pay the price" for Roe resurfaces
69% Right coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSen. Chuck Schumer is a leading advocate for broad student-loan forgiveness in Congress. He reiterated his belief that President Joe Biden can easily wipe out federal student loans by signing an executive order. Schumer also noted that, following Biden's fourth extension of the pause, broad debt cancellation must be the next step.See the Story
White House closer to canceling student debt ‘than ever before’, Schumer says
55% Right coverage: 11 sources
Raphael Warnock · WashingtonPresident Joe Biden met with Democratic senators at the White House Wednesday afternoon. Biden has been under pressure to fulfill a campaign promise to deal with student loan debt. He signaled to lawmakers at a White House meeting last month he would take steps to address the problem. But it's unlikely Congress, where Democrats have a slim margin, has the votes to pass legislation broadly canceling debt.See the Story
Warnock says he’s meeting with Biden to push for student loan forgiveness
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rejected an offer to debate Tucker Carlson on his show. The far-right Fox host has pushed elements of the racist "replacement theory" in the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo. Schumer sent a letter to Fox's corporate executives demanding they "immediately cease all dissemination of false white nationalist, far- right conspiracy theories"See the Story
Chuck Schumer rejects Tucker Carlson's invitation to debate him, citing Fox and Carlson's promotion of the racist 'replacement theory'
80% Right coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling on the House to pass a Supreme Court security bill. The bill would extend protections to immediate family members of the justices. The Senate passed the bipartisan bill last month amid the possibility of violence against justices after a leaked draft opinion showed the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade.See the Story
Mitch McConnell rips Democrats for halting SCOTUS security bill after Brett Kavanaugh threat
67% Right coverage: 9 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 New York Senate Election?2022 New York Senate Election often is covered by Right Media sources.
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