Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate majority leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement. Elected to a fifth term in 2022, Schumer surpassed Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits as the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation.
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Jun 5, 2026
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Senate Minority Leader Schumer publicly condemned Senate Republicans for passing billions in ICE and Border Patrol funding in a late-night vote.
Schumer's outrage is read as confirmation that Democrats were actively blocking enforcement funding, and his complaints are being used as a campaign asset by Republicans heading into 2026 midterms.