Sen. Chuck Schumer

With gas prices topping $4 per gallon in some places around New York, Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on the president to tap into the nation’s fuel reserve to help consumers during what’s expected to be a busy holiday travel season. The Senate Majority Leader says using the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve would ward off any supply and demand...

With gas prices topping $4 per gallon in some places around New York, Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on the president to tap into the nation’s fuel reserve to help consumers during what’s expected to be a busy holiday. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

Senate Democrats forced another test vote on voting rights legislation

New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are pushing for $33 million in federal funding to upgrade weather warning systems across the state and the country, in response to the deadly, flooding rains dumped by the remnants of Hurricane Ida

The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online

Dozens of left-leaning organizations are asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a new vote this month on Democrats’ sweeping voting and elections bill

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud, saying the financially stable gun-rights group abused the system when it sought bankruptcy protection in the wake of a New York lawsuit seeking to put it out of business.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud, saying the financially stable gun-rights group abused the system when it sought bankruptcy protection in the wake of a New York lawsuit seeking to put it out of business.

The Senate’s top Democrat is recommending President Joe Biden nominate two prominent voting rights attorneys to be judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and on the federal bench in Manhattan

After a string of shootings across the five boroughs, New York officials are calling to boost federal funding for a program that essentially fights crime from the hospital beds of gun violence NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

With the new CDC rules concerning masks and social distancing, vaccination cards are about to become even more important — and more tempting for people to fake, like one CVS employee on Long Island. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.

The city’s subway system, long celebrated for its all-night service, shuts down each day from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. so trains and stations can be disinfected.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is demanding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority restore around-the-clock subway service in New York City

Necessary work needed to shore up an historic New York lighthouse is about to get underway to save the landmark from slipping into the ocean, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Sunday. The Montauk Point Lighthouse on Long Island’s east end is finally up for restoration because of funding provided by the Army Corps of Engineers, Schumer said. According to the...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared at a Manhattan seafood eatery to urge restauraters to apply for a $28.6 billion federal restaurant relief program

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is making a push to provide more funding to New York City’s public housing.

NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst talked with New York’s senior senator Chuck Schumer about passing new COVID relief measures, new tax plans, expansion on Obamacare, action on climate change and immigration reform — if Democrats are able to win the Senate.

The Senate’s top Democrat is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus

Senator Chuck Schumer is calling for a federal crackdown on the sale of “fake” at-home coronavirus test kits. The New York senator says unregulated antibody and diagnostic test kits are too easily accessible online. He wants the Food and Drug Administration to issue cease and desist orders to anyone selling kits not tested or approved by the agency. “While the…

Gov. Cuomo responds to Senator Schumers comments about him rejecting 5 billion in Coronavirus medicaid funding.