Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement following the antisemitic attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan:
“I am horrified and appalled by the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, one the largest and most...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after Donald Trump announced he is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) due to skyrocketing oil costs. Leader Schumer called on Trump to use the SPR on Sunday, citing the economic pain American...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) were joined by 41 colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people on...
03.12.2026
Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Urging Senate Republicans To Support Democrats’ Legislation To Fund TSA
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Republicans to support Democrats’ unanimous consent request to fund TSA while Senators negotiate on reforms to rein in ICE. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:
In a few moments, my friend...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor to denounce the Trump administration’s war of choice in Iran. Leader Schumer criticized the administration’s failure to protect Americans from skyrocketing fuel costs due to the Iranian blockade of the...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor, and debated with Leader John Thune (R-SD), to demand Republicans end their blockade of TSA, CISA, FEMA, and Coast Guard funding and support Democrats’ unanimous consent requests to fund all of DHS...
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...
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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:...