Being an American right now is just waking up and being told how much more money our president is stealing and having to go about our day like normal.

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents. In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much. Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death. If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this is genuinely good Chuck Schumer Content

I was honored to meet with Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna today. We will continue to stand with Ukraine and provide them the support they need to defend their freedom and defeat Russian aggression.

Didn’t plan to have a conversation with Speaker Johnson today, but I told him what we’re all thinking: He needs to bring the House back here to help solve this shutdown and stop people’s health care costs from skyrocketing.

As @SenMarkKelly and @RubenGallego slam Speaker Mike Johnson for 1) having the House on recess during a shutdown and 2) not swearing in Adelita Grijalva, Johnson comes out of his office and a debate starts 👀

🚨 A new Rasmussen poll shows 2 out of 3 voters no longer trust government stats.   After a Census miscount admission and conflicting jobs data, who can blame them?   It’s time for the Senate to confirm @RealEJAntoni to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We need honest numbers!

The Putin-Trump meeting was a disaster, as predicted. Putin got everything he wanted: a photo op legitimizing his war crimes, no ceasefire, and no sanctions or new weapons for Ukraine. Trump's goal was to keep Putin happy. He succeeded.

Hey #Arizona media - where are the rest of you on reporting this? With the latest APS shenanigans, fact we have abundance of sunshine & huge number of clean energy jobs = BIG DEAL. Arizona regulators vote to advance REPEAL of renewable energy requirements kjzz.org/politics/2025-08-14…

Arizona regulators voted to begin the process to repeal renewable energy requirements for most of the state’s electric utilities. kjzz.org/politics/2025-08-14…