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Democrats Schumer, Booker and Harris sent McConnell a letter urging him not to hold procedural vote this week on bill Chuck Schumer speaks at the US Capitol in Washington DC, on 16 June. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock Senate Democrats have signaled they will block a Republican police reform bill that critics say offers a “woefully […] More
President threatens to override governors if they don’t comply Man seen jumping the fence at the White House Biden draws criticism for saying voters who back Trump ‘ain’t black’ Pictures show Trump wearing mask after Ford factory row Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First […] More
Schumer spoke about Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh outside court while high-profile abortion case was being argued The chief justice of the US supreme court has taken the unusual step of criticizing as “inappropriate” and “dangerous” comments that the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, made about conservative justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Related: The […] More
Play Video The US president’s legal team has set out its argument in a three-hour session on the fifth day of the impeachment proceedings against him. The White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, argued nothing Trump did in withholding aid to Ukraine merited impeachment. The Democrat leader, Chuck Schumer, said the legal team ‘did not do a good job’ ‘The […] More
Play Video 1:19 Chuck Schumer, the US Senate minority leader, said Donald Trump’s defence team appeared ‘unprepared, confused and unconvincing’ during the first day of debate at the president’s impeachment trial on Tuesday. All but one Republican voted against the amendments offered by Democrats, which was approved by the Senate on a party line vote in […] More
