Charles E. Schumer
Democrat · NY · U.S. Senate
Bio
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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NY Times' annihilates 'weak' Dem Party in gloves-off attack — and issues dire warningThe New York Times's editorial board put the Democratic Party square in its sights with a devastating critique of its lack of direction — and a bleak warning of what it will achieve.The newspaper's editors were tackling the sensational implosion of Maine cand…
Raw Story · Yesterday
Graham Platner Was a Train Wreck—but Playing It Safe Is Not the AnswerThe Graham Platner campaign has collapsed in spectacular fashion, with the upstart candidate suspending his run for Maine senator in a video he released Wednesday night. A woman Platner had dated accusing him of sexual assault effectively ended a candidacy th…
The New Republic · Yesterday
GOP senator accuses NYT of sitting on bombshell allegation to protect Schumer, DemsSen. Tim Scott accuses Chuck Schumer and The New York Times of coordinating to delay damaging allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Fox News · July 8, 2026
Who Benefits From Mallory McMorrow’s Exit in the Michigan Senate Race?In Michigan’s Democratic race for U.S. Senate, state Senator Mallory McMorrow was caught in the middle of—and ultimately squeezed out by—centrist Haley Stevens and progressive populist Abdul El-Sayed. Now, with McMorrow having suspended her campaign on Sunday…
The New Republic · July 8, 2026
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