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Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for majority leader

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Thursday that he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader in the next Congress, saying the party needs "new leadership" following Democratic election sweeps, ahead of a Dec. 1 secret-ballot leadership election. Schumer says he has the votes to win, while Fox News reports that Van Hollen accused Schumer of siding with AIPAC.

17 sources 2026-11-13

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Warnock ducks questions about backing Schumer as Senate majority leader

Sen. Raphael Warnock declined to say whether he would back Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader in a radio interview, while Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin said they would not support Schumer's bid for leadership of the incoming Democratic majority. NBC News reports that neither Sanders nor Slotkin proposed an alternative, while Sen. Chris Van Hollen is considering a challenge to Schumer.

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