More Bad News For Chuck Schumer, Survey Shows Majority View Dem Leader Unfavorably
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Schumer to block Trump's top judicial nominees
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Wednesday that he will prevent the Senate from advancing President Donald Trump's nominations.
Schumer argued that Trump intends to use the justice system for political gain, despite the president himself being the target of government weaponization for the last decade.
Since Schumer lacks enough senators to block nominees through a vote, he will instead invoke a lesser-known tactic.
“Donald Trump has made clear he has no fidelity to the law and intends to use the Justice Department, the U.S. attorney offices and law enforcement as weapons to go after his perceived enemies,” Schumer said in a statement. “Such blatant and depraved political motivations are deeply corrosive to the rule of law and leaves me deeply skeptical of Donald Trump’s intentions for these important positions.”
Although Schumer has decided to lead the charge and thwart Trump's nominees, the Democrats have not yet been successful in their efforts. Thanks to the Republican majority, all of Trump's nominees have been confirmed, even those who were subjected to aggressive backlash and behind-the-scenes lobbying campaigns.
Since Schumer lacks enough senators to block nominees through a vote, he will instead invoke a lesser-known tactic.
Senate leaders like Schumer typically rely on senators to approve confirmations for judicial nominees from their states, waiting to advance the confirmation until they receive a "blue slip" signaling the senator's approval.
Schumer, who represents New York, will refuse to return the "blue slips," which would allow the confirmation process to begin for Jay Clayton, who was nominated to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Joseph Nocella Jr., who was nominated to be lead prosecutor in the Eastern District.
Republicans are now forced to weigh their options. In the past, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, abandoned the "blue slip" practice for circuit court nominees during Trump's first administration. Since then, the Senate has upheld the practice for other nominees, and Grassley has signaled that he will honor the precedent for U.S. attorney nominees.
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Democrats vote overwhelmingly against GOP bill aiming to bar illegal aliens from voting
The House passed another key immigration bill Thursday despite Democrats nearly unanimously voting to tank the legislation.
The SAVE Act, which was spearheaded by Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, passed in a near party-line vote with 216 Republicans voting for the bill and 208 Democrats voting against it. Just four Democrats joined Republicans to pass the legislation.
"The bill is pretty simple," Roy said. "It just simply says you've got to demonstrate with documentary proof of citizenship that you're a citizen the next time you're going through the cycle of your registration process, or if a state decides to clean out their voter rolls."
'Free, fair, and honest elections unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic.'
Some critics have suggested that the bill is redundant as it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in elections. Despite this, voter registration relies on individuals to self-report their own citizenship status without verification. Roy's bill would close that existing loophole and fortify elections against illegal voting.
"All this would do is prevent illegals from voting," Roy added. "We believe that only American citizens should vote in American elections."
The SAVE Act narrowly passed the House in the previous Congress with the support of five Democrats. However, the bill was struck down by then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who refused to take the bill to the floor.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) also previously attached the SAVE Act to a funding bill in September, which was met with backlash from Democrats. Former President Joe Biden even committed to vetoing the continuing resolution if the SAVE Act was attached to it.
This time around, Roy's bill is facing better odds with President Donald Trump's supportive administration as well as a comfortable Republican majority in the Senate. Trump even issued an executive order in March that mirrored aspects of Roy's legislation, further bolstering the integrity of American elections.
"Free, fair, and honest elections unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic," the order reads. "The right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated, without illegal dilution, is vital to determining the rightful winner of an election."
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If Congress Doesn’t Step In, Rogue Judges Will Trans The Military
Years could pass before the issue reaches the Supreme Court, which may or may not hand down a decision favoring the Trump policy. This puts the ball squarely in Congress’s court.New Yorkers favor AOC over Chuck Schumer for Senate by nearly 20 points in new Democrat poll
A new poll of likely Democrat voters showed a majority of support for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) if she were to run for Senate against Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
The polling comes from the staunchly progressive outlet Data for Progress, which was founded by Sean McElwee, who has advocated for abolishing immigration enforcement and was an alleged associate of crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.
The poll of 767 likely Democratic primary voters in New York was conducted in late March and asked respondents about a hypothetical 2028 Democratic Senate primary between Ocasio-Cortez and Schumer.
'The progressives in the base are gunning for the more realistic Democrats.'
A strong majority of 55% chose AOC, while 36% went with Schumer, a 19-point difference. Another 9% said they were not sure.
Interestingly, 82% of those polled said they felt positively about Ocasio-Cortez after learning she is in favor of taxpayer-funded health care and the Green New Deal. The latter was climate policy Ocasio-Cortez introduced in 2019, which promised "millions of high-wage jobs," government housing for all, as well as "justice and equality."
"Schumer isn't up for re-election until '28, so there's still plenty of time, but polls this far out are a warning shot," said Christopher Bedford, senior politics editor at Blaze News. "The progressives in the base are gunning for the more realistic Democrats, and they're in no mood for compromising — even with reality."
The polling data also revealed that Ocasio-Cortez is actually not the most popular Democrat in the state. That spot belongs to former Vice President Kamala Harris, who shockingly received an 81% favorability rating.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was next, tied with Ocasio-Cortez with 75%.
Beating them all, however, was Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); he had the highest favorability rating among the likely voters at 83%.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) was near the bottom with Schumer at just 51% and 62% respectively.
Those polled also listed what they considered to be the most pertinent issues relating to their potential votes. Topping that list was "threats to democracy," followed by "programs like Social Security and Medicare," and then "economy, jobs, and inflation."
Democrat voters in New York overwhelmingly agreed (84%) that their party is not doing enough when it comes to standing up to President Trump. That prompted Data for Progress to boldly claim that Democrats nationwide "clearly want" leadership at the DNC that fights harder to defeat Trump and the "MAGA agenda."
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