Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer responds to a question from the news media during a press briefing in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 19 September 2023. Schumer has accused Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of allowing 'chaos' in the House by letting hard-right members dominate the budget process. The US Congress faces a government funding deadline at the end of September in order to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government. (Photo by Shawn Thew/EPA)
