Chuck Schumer

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Hamas-Israel war

Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace: US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in the US, strongly criticized Netanyahu in a 40-minute speech Thursday morning on the Senate floor

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

In Beijing, Schumer urges China to support Israel after Hamas attacks

FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives during negotiations on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief package on Capitol in Washington, US, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Politics

Senate Republican leader McConnell drops objection to power-sharing deal with Democrats

A general view of the US Capitol in Washington, US November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Politics

Democrats take narrow control of US Senate