WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, and several Democratic senators running for president aligned themselves with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, standing by their calls for Al Franken to resign from the Senate more than 18 months ago following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
The Democratic National Committee has selected Milwaukee as the site of its national convention, placing a spotlight on a key Midwestern battleground state that Democrats lost for the first time in three decades in 2016 and see as central to the party’s efforts to reclaim the White House.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — The morning after the election of Donald Trump, Kirsten Gillibrand woke up and began crying. “Bawling,” she corrected herself.Kenya The New York Times world12 Mar 2019
After spending the next two months “deeply depressed,” the junior senator from New York experienced what she called the most inspiring day of her political life: the women’s march.