Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calls to subpoena Barr and Sessions on June 13, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW Just a few months after New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed legislation on March 31, 2021, legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults in New York State, Senator […]
By Nicholas Fandos, NY Times WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Schumer of New York proposed ambitious legislation on Wednesday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, putting his weight as majority leader behind a growing movement to unwind the decades-old war on drugs. The draft bill, called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, would remove marijuana from […]
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer along with Postal Union President Jonathan Smith brief media on USPS money shortage at post office on 3rd Avenue. – New York, NY – July 19, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Samar Khurshid, Gotham Gazette With Democrats poised to win both seats in the Georgia United States Senate runoffs, Senator Chuck Schumer of […]
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer holds weekly press briefing in front of 780 3rd avenue in Manhattan. – New York, NY – October 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jordain Carney, The Hill Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Thursday called for President Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment after a pro-Trump mob […]