The Latest Breaking News from Chuck Schumer

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted President Donald Trump's decision to pare back tariffs on China after a face-to-face meeting with President Xi Jinping, arguing that Trump is "trying to clean up the mess" he created and now wants "17 pats on the back" for it.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump over an impending lapse in food assistance, accusing the White House of "using Americans as hostages" by refusing to extend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 1 while the government shutdown grinds on.

As funding for food aid program is about to be exhausted, Congress fails for 13th time to advance Republican bill

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ANALYSIS: Up until now, most of the American public has been insulated from the shutdown’s effects, Eric Garcia writes. But with SNAP recipients going hungry, labor groups demanding the government reopen and ongoing health insurance enrollment, Trump and Democrats might be forced to find a solution.

As the government shutdown stretches into another week, Senate Republicans are openly considering the "nuclear option," eliminating the filibuster in a bid to force through a funding bill.

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Amid the Trump shutdown, a Senate fight erupts over paying federal workers. See why Democrats blocked the GOP bill and if a deal can be reached to pay feds soon.

"They should be paid for that work," one Senate Democrat said Thursday.