Sen. Chuck Schumer

Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks

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Survey shows Senate Democratic staff is more diverse now than ever before

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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next

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Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

The group of 10 is hoping to negotiate a proposal over the Senate’s upcoming recess and have it ready for a vote at the beginning of June.
/ May 27, 2022

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate Thursday.
/ May 26, 2022

The Senate battle over abortion is underway. But it’s certainly not a new fight

The legislative conundrum in the Senate over Roe v. Wade dates back decades, suggesting an uphill battle for the latest push on Capitol Hill.
/ May 11, 2022
Rep. Gregory Meeks

Washington seeks answers amid reports of Africans being mistreated at Ukraine’s borders

From the White House to the halls of Congress, the U.S. government says it’s doing its part in aiding African migrants in Ukraine.
/ March 4, 2022

Senator Schumer says he was ‘wowed’ after meeting Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Schumer, in an exclusive interview with theGrio’s April Ryan, said of Judge Jackson: “She belongs on the court. Plain and simple.”
/ March 3, 2022

Supreme Court nominee Jackson heading to Capitol Hill

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will meet today with senators Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley.
/ March 2, 2022

White House turns up temperature on voting rights, filibuster with speeches in Atlanta

The political fight to protect the right vote and reform the filibuster reaches new heights as the White House visits Georgia.
/ January 11, 2022