Scoop: Schumer pledges to pass antisemitism bill in Senate's lame-duck session

• However, critics argue the definition of antisemitism the legislation offers is overly broad.

Between the lines: A nonprofit group has spent about $5 million on an ad campaign blasting Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish lawmaker, for his inaction.

• Schumer has privately said he plans to attach the Antisemitism Awareness Act — making the federal government adopt a broad definition of antisemitism to enforce anti-discrimination laws — to a must-pass defense bill after the election, multiple sources told us.
• The bill passed the House overwhelmingly over the summer, but it has been a divisive issue in the Democratic Party, laying bare internal strife.
• The nonprofit group behind the ads, Florence Avenue Initiative, doesn't have to disclose its donors.

The big picture: Frustrations from pro-Israel groups have grown since the bill passed the House in May, repeatedly asking Schumer to get it through the Senate.

• Sources familiar with the discussions say they remain skeptical that Schumer will get the bill through the Senate this year, with one saying they will believe it when they see it.

Between the lines: Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee Dave McCormick has used the Senate's inaction on the bill to attack Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and court Jewish voters.

• McCormick slammed Casey and Senate Democrats for leaving Washington this fall without passing the bill in a September op-ed for the New York Post.