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Dems block DHS funding after GOP rejects their counter, Thune says Schumer ‘going in circles’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats blocked a last-minute attempt by Republicans to end the Homeland Security shutdown after the GOP rejected their “unserious” counteroffer.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., forced a vote on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill after swiftly killing Democrats’ offer earlier Wednesday afternoon. He … Read more

Johnson turns up heat on Schumer as DHS shutdown drags on, airport delays mount

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is ratcheting up pressure on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats in the upper chamber as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown creeps into a sixth week with no end in sight. House GOP leaders are poised to hold votes … Read more

Schumer knocks Trump on Iran, plan to send ICE to airports: ‘Asking for trouble’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., condemned President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to U.S. airports on Sunday. Schumer made the comments while speaking on the Senate floor Sunday, saying Trump’s decision is “impulsive” and could make the situation at … Read more

Trump mocks ‘discombobulated’ Schumer over Democrats’ near gaffe on funding ICE

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump mocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for a near gaffe Saturday on the Senate floor. “Schumer got ‘discombobulated’ in the Senate yesterday, and said, ‘WE MUST FUND ICE,’ prior to correcting himself,” Trump wrote Sunday morning on Truth Social. “Thank you Chuck, I … Read more

Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to only pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on. Despite being in the minority and not controlling the Senate floor, Schumer used an arcane tactic to force a procedural … Read more

Schumer keeps public guessing on how long Dems will refuse to fund DHS amid terror attacks

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., remained silent earlier this week when asked how long Democrats intended to hold out on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a recent string of suspected terror attacks. Fox News Digital approached Schumer with a pair of questions in … Read more

Blue-state Democrat on fast track to Senate defies Schumer

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is on a glide path to the U.S. Senate. But Stratton, who captured the Democratic Senate nomination in blue-leaning Illinois by winning Tuesday’s primary, has made it clear that if she makes it to Capitol Hill, she won’t be supporting Sen. Chuck … Read more

Schumer swings at Hegseth over king crab meals for the troops, but Biden-era receipts show similar tab

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is facing backlash for criticizing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for the Pentagon’s spending on luxury items, including food for the miliary, despite similar expenses under former Biden administration Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. The top Senate Democrat said Hegseth’s spending in … Read more