Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor to celebrate Jeremy Carl withdrawing his nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. Leader Schumer opposed Carl’s nomination due to his long history of...
03.10.2026
Leader Schumer And Senators Reed & Shaheen Demand Public Hearings On Trump’s War Of Choice In Iran
Washington D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) demanded that Trump provided accountability for his war in Iran and that the...
New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on the Trump administration to immediately release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilize markets and help lower prices for families. Leader Schumer says selling U.S. oil to China as prices spike is a...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor condemning Republicans for their refusal to address the abuses the country has seen from ICE and reiterated the need to fund DHS, except for ICE and Border Patrol. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks,...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor demanding a full, transparent investigation into the bombing of an elementary school in Iran that killed 170 people. He also demanded senior officials face public hearings and testify under oath as to...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor slamming President Trump for trying to undermine our democracy by threatening to block all legislation until the SAVE Act is passed, once again bringing our country closer to autocracy. Below are...
02.20.2026
The Pardon Project
THE PROJECT
This project is meant to document the abuses of presidential clemency during President Trump’s second term, with a focus on cases that raise concerns about the administration’s exploitation of the power to reward political allies, supporters, and individuals with direct access to the...
The economic chaos of the Trump administration means nothing is safe – not even your summer plans. Thanks to the Trump tariff tax, and Musk and DOGE cuts and layoffs, everything about our lives is more expensive and more stressful.
Massive DOGE cuts to public lands staff are wreaking havoc on our...
04.08.2025
Doge is Cutting Veteran Benefits to the Bone
President Trump promised repeatedly on the campaign trail, “We got to take care of our veterans” and “I will put veterans first.” Yet his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has slashed the federal workforce, firing up to 6,000 veteran workers and decimating staff at the...
Oversight Reports
09.15.2025
TRANSCRIPT: Donald Trump Signs a Memorandum to Deploy Troops in Memphis, Tennessee, 9.15.25
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President Trump: Hello, everybody. It's nice to have you here. We have some big things to announce. Today, at the request of governor Bill Lee of Tennessee who's standing with us, as you know, I'm signing a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force. And it's very...
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President Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to...
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Stewart McLaurin: This is [Inaudible] through the galleries. They come through those [Inaudible] --
President Trump: That's beautiful. [Inaudible]
McLaurin: And not a single [Inaudible]
Trump: [Inaudible]
McLaurin: [Inaudible] thank you so much for coming.
Trump:...