Sen. Chris Van Hollen challenges Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader after Sanders withholds support

Summary

Senator Bernie Sanders won't support Senator Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader in the new Congress, Sanders said on Tuesday 10 November, becoming the most prominent progressive to oppose Schumer's candidacy to date, CBS News reported, and NBC News reported that Sanders and Senator Elissa Slotkin announced they would not be backing Schumer to serve as the Senate majority leader. The demand for change sets up a seismic confrontation after the party's sweep to power in the midterm elections, PBS NewsHour wrote, and Bloomberg reported that Democratic-aligned senators across the ideological spectrum expressed discontent with Schumer as their sweeping midterm victories ignited calls for bold action. Schumer voiced confidence that Senate Democrats will re-elect the New York senator as majority leader, NBC News reported, and The NY Times wrote that Schumer's allies offered support and called for party unity. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland then announced a run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Friday 13 November, The NY Times writing that Van Hollen has emerged as a favorite of Democrats seeking an alternative to Schumer, who says the votes to win are there, and Bloomberg that the challenge follows rising demands in the party for a bolder, more populist agenda in the wake of historic Democratic victories.

Latest: Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced on Thursday a run for Senate majority leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections, The Philadelphia Inquirer and NBC News reported, The NY Times writing that Van Hollen has emerged as a favorite of Democrats seeking an alternative to Schumer, who says the votes to win are there, and Bloomberg that the challenge follows rising demands in the party for a bolder, more populist agenda.

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