All posts tagged "Chuck Schumer"

Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary has become an "earthquake for the Democratic Party old guard," an analyst reported Wednesday.

Investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein detailed in his Substack how the historic upset was something Democrats hadn't seen since the rise of former President Barack Obama.

"The irony here is that Obama actually won the 2008 presidential primary by less than El-Sayed — just half a percent of the popular vote," Klippenstein explained....

Senate Republicans defeated the first attempt by Democrats to permanently block Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, the New York Times reported.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate minority leader, motioned to prohibit the fund by adding an amendment to an immigration bill, according to the NYT.

The motion failed 50 to 49, with three Republicans joining the Democrats, including senators running to keep their seats in November, such as Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Husted (R-OH), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), per the NYT. ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing a revolt within his own caucus over his failed recruitment of Maine Gov. Janet Mills to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins, with frustrated Democratic senators now demanding he stay out of contested primaries in battleground states.

Mills abandoned her campaign before the primary after failing to generate enthusiasm or donations, effectively handing the Democratic nomination to polling favorite Graham Platner. The collapse has become a significant blow to Schumer's reputation among his peers, according to Democratic Party insiders.

The Hill reported that several anonymous Democratic senators are now calling Schumer's support for Mills a "miscalculation" and a "mistake," and are urging him to "butt out' in other contested Democratic primaries — particularly in Michigan and Minnesota....

Democratic Party Senators confirmed they had heard from Donald Trump, who had surprisingly reached out to party members to discuss the affordability crisis.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer have both been in touch with the president, who, Politico reports, reached out to the leading Dem representatives earlier this week. It may mean a mood change in the White House as one official suggested there is a consensus that could be reached between Dems and the Republican Party on housing and drug prices.

Alex Gangitano wrote, "For a president who wants his party to retain control of Congress, it’s a striking – even unexpected – level of outreach to some of the most liberal members on the opposing side. It comes as both parties compete for the mantle of affordability."...

The Democratic Party is set to hone in on one message in particular ahead of the midterms this year.

Party insiders believe the affordability crisis across the country will hit best with voters, and representatives are already shifting the conversation to the cost-of-living crisis. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer confirmed affordability will be the main focus of the Democratic Party this election cycle in a statement to Politico.

He said, "Americans are fed up with Republicans’ failure to lower costs, and Democrats are going on offense. Costs will be our number one focus this year as we will stand up for hardworking Americans and fight back against Republicans’ price-spiking policies."...

Tuesday night was the first stop on President Donald Trump’s new affordability messaging tour, but it was a “train wreck,” U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said.

Trump may have read all his lines at his Pennsylvania rally, but he also ad-libbed a lot, mocking the affordability crisis in America as a “hoax.”

Schumer on Wednesday told his Senate colleagues that Trump “simply doesn’t get what people are struggling through,” because he’s “trapped in his billionaire bubble.”...