6 stories tracked · from 16 outlets · last coverage 2026-11-13 · ranked by independent sources, not by us
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.
The Guardian reports that dozens of protesters with the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate organization, were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in inside Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer's Washington DC office. According to the Sunrise Movement, 54 people were arrested out of a few hundred who joined the protest from across the country, including some from New York, which Schumer represents. The protesters were pushing for new Senate leadership and an end to the filibuster.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized President Trump's support of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling it a "dereliction of duty" after press reports about Huang's alleged ties to a Chinese spy, Alice Huang, and a claim that Trump was briefed on the matter over a year ago. The reports do not agree on the details of the alleged relationship, and CNBC notes that Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on China, said he expects answers about it.
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.
