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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks out for a news conference following weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on January 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Senate and House leaders are scheduled to meet at the White House with President Biden on the supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Republicans slam Schumer’s ‘every day gets better’ remark during shutdown: ‘Americans are suffering’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the government shutdown “every day gets better” for Democrats as they continue to hold out, drawing a sharp rebuke from GOP leaders.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) arrive for a news conference in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Both plans to end govt shutdown fail in Senate

Both GOP and Democrat-backed stopgap funding bills have failed to pass in the Senate, resulting in a prolonged government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on at a news conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Democratic leaders endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as their party's presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden announced that he would be dropping out earlier this week.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gives a statement after a policy luncheon with Democratic senators at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican senators are considering a rescissions package that is backed by U.S. President Donald Trump that would take back $9.4 billion of congressionally approved funds. Senate is expected to vote on the rescissions package next week ahead of a July 18 deadline, with Trump threatening to withhold endorsements from Republican senators who don’t support the rescissions package. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Poll: Schumer’s favorability among New Yorkers at ‘lowest point since 2005’

A new survey found that Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s favorability with New Yorkers has dropped to its lowest point in 20 years.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Schumer spoke out against the Republican budget bill and the potential cuts to safety net programs including Medicaid, Social Security and veterans’ services. Schumer was joined by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Schumer Delays Trump DOJ Nominees Over Qatar’s Gifted Jet

Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he will be placing holds on Trump administration Department of Justice (DOJ) nominees, at least until details are revealed regarding Qatar’s gifted $400 million dollar jet — replacing Air Force One.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol February 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi spoke on various topics, including the Government Funding and Border Security legislation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Pelosi Takes Shots At Schumer For Buckling Under GOP Pressure On Spending Bill

House Representative Nancy Pelosi recently took shots at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday after he voted to confirm the GOP spending bill.