Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security &...
New York, N.Y. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blew up the GOP’s first attempt to make American taxpayers foot the bill for Trump’s billion-dollar ballroom:
“Republicans tried to make taxpayers foot the bill for Trump’s...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Senate Parliamentarian announced that Senate Republicans would have to redraft several provisions in their reconciliation legislation:
“Senate Republicans’ reconciliation bill tells you...
05.14.2026
Leader Schumer Statement On The Supreme Court’s Order To Extend Full Access To Mifepristone
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Supreme Court extended full access to mifepristone nationwide:
“Medications such as Mifepristone have been proven safe and effective and have been widely relied upon for decades. Today’s order...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor sounding the alarm that Donald Trump’s costly war in Iran is eroding America’s standing on the world’s stage and weakening the U.S. response to other global threats. Below are Senator Schumer’s...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor memorializing the fourth anniversary of the racist mass shooting at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Before I close today, I want to say...
02.20.2026
The Pardon Project
THE PROJECT
This project is meant to document the abuses of presidential clemency during President Trump’s second term, with a focus on cases that raise concerns about the administration’s exploitation of the power to reward political allies, supporters, and individuals with direct access to the...
The economic chaos of the Trump administration means nothing is safe – not even your summer plans. Thanks to the Trump tariff tax, and Musk and DOGE cuts and layoffs, everything about our lives is more expensive and more stressful.
Massive DOGE cuts to public lands staff are wreaking havoc on our...
04.08.2025
Doge is Cutting Veteran Benefits to the Bone
President Trump promised repeatedly on the campaign trail, “We got to take care of our veterans” and “I will put veterans first.” Yet his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has slashed the federal workforce, firing up to 6,000 veteran workers and decimating staff at the...
Oversight Reports
09.15.2025
TRANSCRIPT: Donald Trump Signs a Memorandum to Deploy Troops in Memphis, Tennessee, 9.15.25
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President Trump: Hello, everybody. It's nice to have you here. We have some big things to announce. Today, at the request of governor Bill Lee of Tennessee who's standing with us, as you know, I'm signing a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force. And it's very...
[Video]
President Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to...
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Stewart McLaurin: This is [Inaudible] through the galleries. They come through those [Inaudible] --
President Trump: That's beautiful. [Inaudible]
McLaurin: And not a single [Inaudible]
Trump: [Inaudible]
McLaurin: [Inaudible] thank you so much for coming.
Trump:...