The Latest Breaking News from Charles E. Schumer

Senate stopgap plan might extend to January, jettison war funds - Roll Call

Senate leaders are now actively considering a stopgap funding measure that runs through Jan. 19 and leaves out emergency spending for wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Roll Call · Nov 11, 2023

Forecast for security spending remains cloudy - Roll Call

The forecast for U.S. national security funding is cloudy with just days until a potential shutdown showdown.

Roll Call · Nov 7, 2023

House GOP zeroing in on two-step stopgap bill or January CR - Roll Call

House Republicans are aiming to reach a consensus this week on a stopgap funding measure that would get a vote next week.

Roll Call · Nov 7, 2023

Senate reaches deal to start voting on appropriations package - Roll Call

Senate agrees to take up about 40 amendments to three fiscal 2024 spending bills, setting the stage for the first votes on Wednesday.

Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023

Top groups’ lobbying spending drops in divided Congress - Roll Call

The biggest spenders on lobbying saw their outlays drop this year compared to 2022 as a divided Congress was passing fewer big bills.

Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023

Biden vows to stand with Israel as war highlights Democratic rift on Hill

As President Joe Biden traveled to Israel to show U.S. support, tensions among Hill Democrats were in public view.

Roll Call · Oct 18, 2023

At Dianne Feinstein’s funeral, mourners remember her ‘mayoral roots’

Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer and others gathered where Feinstein’s historic career began — San Francisco City Hall.

Roll Call · Oct 5, 2023

Laphonza Butler sworn in to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein

“I know that our old colleague is looking down at this moment with pride now that her seat is in good hands,” Schumer said.

Roll Call · Oct 3, 2023

Shutdown averted as Biden signs seven-week spending bill - Roll Call

President Joe Biden signed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown after a dramatic turn of events Saturday.

Roll Call · Sep 30, 2023

Feinstein broke glass ceilings during decades of Judiciary Committee work - Roll Call

Sen. Dianne Feinstein carved out part of her legacy with high-profile work on the historically male-dominated Judiciary Committee.

Roll Call · Sep 29, 2023