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Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer is a prominent American politician, currently serving as the Democratic Senate Minority Leader. Representing New York as a U.S. Senator since 1999, he previously held the position of Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2025. His extensive career includes terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and the New York State Assembly. Schumer is known for championing legislation such as the Violence Against Women Act and the Brady Bill. He has also been instrumental in passing significant acts like the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, focusing on protecting the middle class and advocating for New Yorkers.

Iranian missiles on display in Tehran earlier this month. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

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Iran dismisses ‘big lies’ after Trump lays out case for possible attack

US president accused Iran of restarting its nuclear programme, while working to build missiles that soon would be capable of reaching the US.

25 Feb 2026 - 6:08PM

Chuck Schumer

Iran dismisses ‘big lies’ after Trump lays out case for possible attack

US president accused Iran of restarting its nuclear programme, while working to build missiles that soon would be capable of reaching the US.

Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again

Trump signs spending bill to end US shutdown, setting stage for ICE fight

Trump demands ‘no changes’ as House moves to end US shutdown

US president warns against a repeat of last year’s record 43-day stoppage, calling for immediate passage of spending bill.

US may have averted major shutdown by splitting bill, but partial closure is on

House approval still needed, with a funding lapse expected before lawmakers move to pass the spending package early next week.

Final set of Epstein files released, with mentions of Trump, Musk and Lutnick

The batch contains over 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

Senate leaders scramble to avert shutdown after Trump, Democrats strike deal

Passage delayed as Senate leaders work to win enough support for spending package before late Friday deadline.

Partial US shutdown looms amid political stand-off over ICE reform

After a 43-day shutdown late last year, US Senate Democrats demand immigration reforms to avert another one.

US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela with war powers vote

Five Republicans join Democrats in a 52-47 vote to limit further military action as the president eyes Greenland next.

Trump’s Justice Department says may have found a million more Epstein files

After missing the deadline for releasing Epstein-related records, the US Justice Department says it may need a ‘few more weeks’.

‘Untrue’: US releases thousands of new Epstein-linked documents

The Justice Department, which has posted around 30,000 more pages, said some ⁠contained ‘untrue and sensationalist’ claims against President Trump.

Schumer urges US Senate legal action over staggered Epstein files release

Senate minority leader called the incremental and heavily redacted release of records ‘a blatant cover-up’.

Epstein victims angry over gaps and censorship in long-awaited file release

Survivors wonder if the redactions and blackouts are there to protect them or the ‘elite men’ who associated with the sex offender.

Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

Few photos of the US president or documents mentioning him appear, a notable difference from previous batches of files made public.

US confirms Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, is in federal custody. But where is he?

Separated from his father during an ICE check-in, the 6-year-old never appeared in federal detainee records, leaving advocates searching.

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

‘Punishable by death’: Trump suggests ‘seditious’ Democrats should be executed

US president calls lawmakers ‘traitors’ for urging the military to refuse what they called illegal orders.

Trump signs funding bill to end longest US government shutdown

The signing came just hours after the Republican-controlled US House passed a measure to end the record 43-day shutdown.

38-day US government shutdown far worse than expected: Hassett

White House adviser Kevin Hassett told reporters he expects an economic recovery after the government reopens, but did not declare a recession.

Trump blames ‘kamikaze’ Democrats for longest ever government shutdown

The Republican president told a breakfast meeting at the White House that the Democrats would ‘take down the country if they have to’.

‘Starting to become real’: as Washington bickers, America goes hungry

As the US government shutdown enters its second month, 42 million Americans face hunger as food programme funding is set to run out this weekend.

Democrats urge Trump not to ease national security restrictions for a trade deal

A group of Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer warns Trump not to compromise America’s security partnerships or risk Taiwan’s independence.

Is New York’s Zohran Mamdani the future of the struggling US Democrats?

The 34-year-old New York mayoral candidate is constitutionally barred from running for president, but his success signals hope for the direction of America’s left.

US shutdown near end after ‘No Kings’ rallies: Hassett

White House adviser expects shutdown to end this week, citing ‘bad optics’ for Democrats during ‘No Kings’ rallies; hints at cuts if it persists.

Anti-Trump protesters out in force for ‘No Kings’ rallies across US

Over 2,600 demonstrations are planned, with top Democrats including Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders joining in.

‘Substantial’ shutdown firings have begun, White House says

Trump is using mass lay-offs to put pressure on his Democrat opponents as the crisis looks set to go into a third week.

US government shutdown to drag into next week, as Senate funding vote fails

With the House in recess and the Senate not planning to meet over the weekend, Republicans and Democrats are trading blame for the crisis.

Trump piles pain on Democrats over US government shutdown

The US president says he will meet budget chief Russell Vought to discuss cuts, as the White House warns mass firings are ‘imminent’.