A political strategist told Newsweek that negative views of the party resulted from "a combination of Democratic failures." ...

For political show, the New York Democrat blocks a fine choice for U.S. Attorney.

Senator Chuck Schumer had said he would block the permanent appointment of Jay Clayton, the president’s choice to head one of ...

Blue slips are a long-standing Senate tradition that requires presidents to earn the approval of both home-state senators.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been losing favorability over the course of President Trump’s second White ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has invoked the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition to block President Trump’s ...

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he'll use a Senate procedure that allows home state senators to object ...

While it is not law, Senate custom for vetting U.S. attorneys and district court nominees has long required the approval of ...

An arcane Senate tradition effectively gives senators veto power over nominees for U.S. attorney in their home states, ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a leading face of the Democratic Party's resistance to the Trump administration, ...

More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in ...

New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the deadly crash on the Hudson River last week​, is shutting down its ...