Chuck Schumer Archives - New Jersey Globe

In NJ-12, Democrats won’t commit to backing Jeffries

April 28, 2026 2:10 pm

Nine Democrats running for Congress filled a crowded stage during a two-and-a-half-hour debate Sunday night, and despite a fair share of bickering and disagreement, one shared belief became clear: they don’t fully trust the vision from Democratic Party leaders. More...

Judge hits pause on Gateway funding

February 9, 2026 8:14 pm

Funding for the Gateway tunnel’s construction could remain frozen through Thursday afternoon as the White House appeals a ruling requiring the Trump administration to resume funding the monumental project. On Friday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue...

Gateway commission sues Trump administration over frozen funds

February 3, 2026 10:48 am

The bistate agency directing the construction of a monumental tunnel project between New Jersey and Manhattan sued the Trump administration late Monday night, months after the president froze hundreds of millions in federal funding for the project. The federal funding,...

Trump admin puts Hudson Gateway funds ‘on hold’ as shutdown begins

October 1, 2025 12:22 pm

Hours into the first federal government shutdown since 2019, officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are saying that they’ll freeze billions of dollars in funding for several New York City-area transit projects – among them the long-awaited Hudson Gateway Tunnel...

Sweeney says he’ll fight ‘creeps’ like Trump and Musk

April 22, 2025 6:28 amApril 21, 2025 11:07 pm

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Sweeney is launching a new TV ad as part of a seven-figure ad buy that promises to stand up to “creeps” like Donald Trump and Elon Musk to protect people like his daughter, Lauren, who was...

Kim noncommittal on support for Schumer

March 18, 2025 4:21 pm

As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces criticism from fellow Democrats over his agreement to pass a GOP-authored government funding bill, Senator Andy Kim did not jump to his defense. Republicans needed eight Democrats last week to pass a continuing...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

March 14, 2025 7:12 pm

To shut down or not to shut down? That is the question – and it’s one that’s caused Democrats a tremendous amount of heartburn this week. With a government funding deadline arriving today, Republicans put up a stopgap funding bill...