Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer’s guardian act was never about Israel. It was about power - opinion

Both halves of that promise are now broken. Schumer was not guarding Israel, and he was not guarding American Jews. He was guarding his caucus and his own gavel.

 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023.
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others joined El-Sayed to rally the crowds.

Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on protections for access to in vitro fertilization on July 23, 2026 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

Trump says Jewish Senator Chuck Schumer 'turned Palestinian' amid remarks at correspondents' dinner

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020


Combating BDS: Now’s the time to support, enforce US Senate legislation

If the Senate can vote on the Combating BDS Act of 2021 and pass it with bipartisan support, it would be a litmus test that the American democracy’s pendulum swing to the far left is reversing.

 US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves the Senate floor following a vote on Capitol Hill on January 11

Pro-Israel orgs appeal to US Senate to replenish Iron Dome

“We ask that you urgently move forward the supplemental appropriations funding to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system,” the organizations wrote in a letter.

Jewish Community Leader Susan Stern, Dr. Rabbi Aaron Glatt, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and second gentleman Doug Emhoff light menorah candles during a celebration of Hanukkah at the White House in Washington, US, December 1, 2021.

Chuck Schumer overheard Jan. 6 rioter calling him 'the big Jew'

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed that a Capitol insurrectionist sought to harm him because of his Jewishness. Antisemitic flags and symbols were prevalent at last year's riots.

Sen. Chuck Schumer at a news briefing with new Democratic senators at the US Capitol, Jan. 21, 2021.

Abraham Schumer, father of Sen. Chuck Schumer, has died at 98

Abraham Schumer was born in 1923 and grew up in Utica, New York. He served as a radar operator in the Pacific during World War II and later took over his family’s exterminating business in Brooklyn.

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks through the US Capitol in Washington, US, December 17, 2020.

Republican senator delays Nides’ Israel ambassador confirmation

It is still unclear when the Senate will hold a debate and a floor vote on Nides and other State Department nominees.

US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides (C) talks to South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (R), as US Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim listens on, during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul February 29, 2012.

US bill adds $50m to energy efficiency at religious orgs

The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act wrapped into the bill that Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, announced on Sunday night would include $50 million for grants of up to $200,000 each to improve infrastructur

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivers remarks beside Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on COVID-19 relief, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 11, 2021.

Infrastructure bill adds $50m for energy efficiency at religious inst.

The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act wrapped into the bill that Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, announced on Sunday night would include $50 million for grants of up to $200,000 each to improve infrastructur

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivers remarks beside Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on COVID-19 relief, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 11, 2021.

US Senate democrats roll out draft bill to legalize cannabis

While adult use of cannabis is legal in 18 states, and allowed medically in 37, it remains illegal under US federal law, deterring banks and other businesses from dealing with cannabis companies.

Hundreds of Israelis gather in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on April 20, 2021to protest in favor of cannabis legalization and for reforms in the medical cannabis market.

Schumer gets visa for UK haredi child slated to be taken off life support

Born in the UK, Alta Fixsler is the daughter of a US citizen and is therefore eligible for US citizenship. Both of her parents are rumored to be Israeli citizens.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivers remarks beside Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on COVID-19 relief, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 11, 2021.

Chuck Schumer asks UK not to take 2-year-old Jewish girl off life support

Last month, a top British court ruled against the family’s petition to have Alta moved to Israel after medical authorities’ decided to pull the plug on the machines keeping her alive.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivers remarks beside Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on COVID-19 relief, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 11, 2021.