Charles Schumer
Trump’s Qatar jet gift ‘rife with political espionage’ issues, Republican Sen. Collins warns
US Senator Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 14, […]
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Chuck Schumer pauses Trump Justice Department nominees over Qatari jet
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC May 6, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he is putting a hold on Department of […]
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Trump’s crypto agenda is being threatened by his pursuit of personal profits
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he gives remarks outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump is standing in his own way when it comes to passing crypto legislation. Lawmakers this week rejected the GENIUS Act — a bill […]
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Senate stablecoin vote outcome uncertain, after key Democrats back out
The Senate will hold a key vote on a landmark crypto regulation package on Thursday. Dubbed the GENIUS Act, the bill will require 60 votes to advance to the Senate floor for final passage. The GENIUS Act aims to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, or digital assets that are pegged to the value of […]
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Senate Democrats ask SEC to probe Trump and others for potential market manipulation in tariff pause
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Agriculture secretary, during her Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats on Friday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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Trump funding freeze challenged in lawsuit by nonprofits, small business group
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as reporters ask questions aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Miami, Florida, U.S., January 25, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Non-profit groups and a small-business organization filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a judge to temporarily block a funding freeze ordered by the […]
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ahead of a session on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet […]
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Trump tells Republicans to shut down government if hardline voter ID bill gets cut from spending bill
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 6, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said congressional Republicans should pursue a government shutdown if they cannot attach a hardline voting bill […]
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Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024. Marco Bello | Reuters As the 2024 U.S. elections reach their home stretch, crypto companies are opening their wallets to try and influence the results. Nearly half of all the corporate money flowing into […]
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Schumer says a crypto bill can pass Senate this year; key Dems join ‘Crypto4Harris’ call
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents US Vice President Kamala Harris with a “golden gavel” after she cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a Vice President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 5, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
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