Chuck Schumer

Van Hollen challenges Schumer for Senate, raising concerns over future US military aid to Israel

Hollen announced his challenge just days after Democrats won control of Congress. His candidacy could signal a shift in the party’s approach to Israel.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 21, 2026.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D- NY, speaks during a news conference on March 24, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

Next likely US House speaker Hakeem Jeffries to face challenges amid support for Israel

As House speaker, Jeffries would play a key role in setting the House’s legislative agenda at a time when many Democrats have taken more critical stances on Israel and AIPAC.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks ahead of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after being reopened following months of repairs, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, November 2, 2026.

What can Jews take away from the sweeping Democrat victory in the US midterm elections? - analysis

The sheer size and geographic scope of the Republican wipeout Tuesday makes it hard to read anything definitive into the results beyond a nationwide repudiation of US President Donald Trump.

|ByAMI EDEN/JTA
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023.

Chuck Schumer’s guardian act was never about Israel. It was about power - opinion

Both halves of that promise are now broken. Schumer was not guarding Israel, and he was not guarding American Jews. He was guarding his caucus and his own gavel.

|ByMICHA DANZIG

How the Democratic Party became a massive disgrace - opinion

The Democratic Party, once a reliable supporter of Israel and Jewish causes, is changing; Schumer has let it happen.

MARCH 24, 2025ByGREGORY LYAKHOV
US SENATE Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses the media following the Senate Democrats’ weekly policy lunch at the Capitol in January. Schumer’s refusal to bring the Antisemitism Awareness Act to the Senate floor is proof of his cowardice, the writer posits.

Chuck Schumer: After Oct. 7, US Jews thought, ‘Maybe it could happen here’ - NYT

In a wide-ranging NYT interview, Chuck Schumer discussed rising antisemitism, Israel’s war in Gaza, the 2024 election, and the future of the Democratic Party.

MARCH 17, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
Then-Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, walks out of the Senate Chamber following a series of votes at the US Capitol, February 12, 2024.

Trump: 'Schumer used to be Jewish, now he's Palestinian'

"Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned. He's become a Palestinian," Trump said during his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.

MARCH 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) during a meeting with the House and Senate Democratic leadership in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, December 11, 2018.

Trump compares Chuck Schumer to Palestinians in Truth Social post

Trump appeared to insult both the Palestinian people and the US Senate Minority Leader, a New York Jew, in his post on Truth Social on Thursday.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) during a meeting with the House and Senate Democratic leadership in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, December 11, 2018.

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

Senate Democrats reelected Schumer as their leader, after a tough election for the party, which lost control of the White House and the Senate and failed to regain the US House of Representatives.

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

With over a million followers, this Thanksgiving I’m thankful TikTok about to be banned - opinion

In this past year, antisemitism has skyrocketed on the streets and at schools, yet little legislation has been passed to combat it. Certainly, none has come out of Washington.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByZACH SAGE FOX
Highly familiar with the industry. Fox at the Streamy awards.

'Rage playdate': Anti-Zionist protesters gather with kids outside Sen. Schumer's home

Parents held signs saying, “Children say stop the genocide in Gaza,” while their young children colored in anti-Zionist, Gaza-themed coloring books. 

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anti-Israel protest outside Sen. Schumer's home

Schumer ends DNC speech criticizing Trump for 'antisemitic stereotypes,' omits hostages and Israel

Schumer, as the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress, said he never wants his grandkids to face discrimination because of who they are. 

AUGUST 21, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters accompanied by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S

Sen. Chuck Schumer to release book warning about antisemitism in the United States

Antisemitism in America: A Warning is scheduled for publication in February and will be based on Schumer’s experiences growing up in Brooklyn in the 1960s.

AUGUST 14, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference on legislation to address gas prices, in the Capitol, April 28, 2022.

Did Harris opt against Josh Shapiro because he is Jewish? Campaign calls accusation ‘ridiculous'

Prominent Democrats said the idea that Jews were not welcome in their ranks was absurd, given how many Jews hold senior roles in the party. 

AUGUST 7, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro react during a visit to the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.