- 1Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Thursday he will run for Senate majority leader.
- 2He said in statements that new leadership is needed after the midterm elections.
- 3Schumer said in his own statement that he has the votes to remain Democratic leader, per CNBC.
- 4The sources give no vote count or date for a leadership vote.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Thursday he will run for Senate majority leader, setting up a challenge to Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., according to CNBC, ABC News, Fox News and Al Jazeera. CNBC reported that Democrats won a Senate majority in the midterm elections. Al Jazeera said the midterm elections were held on November 3.
Al Jazeera reports that Democrats are preparing to take charge of Congress in January after the November 3 midterm elections. ABC News says Van Hollen's challenge is for majority leader in the new Congress.
What Van Hollen said
In a statement quoted by Fox News, Van Hollen said voters called for "a change from the status quo that isn't working for working people." CNBC quoted him as saying, "It's now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership."
In a post on X, quoted by Al Jazeera, he said Americans wanted Democrats to "unrig an economy rigged against working people & fueled by political corruption." He added: "This isn't about any one person – it's about answering that call."
Schumer's response and what is unverified
CNBC reported that Schumer released his own statement Thursday saying he had the votes to continue as Democratic leader in the Senate. The sources do not give a vote count, and no leadership vote date is stated. Al Jazeera reported some opposition to Schumer's continued tenure, after criticism of how he has handled the Democratic Caucus during the Trump presidency. ABC News described the story as developing.
Fox News reported that several newly elected Democratic senators have suggested they are not committed to backing Schumer. The sources do not name them.
Reported from 4 published sources (CNBC, Fox News, Al Jazeera, ABC News). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
Andrew Blake covers the economy and financial markets: central bank decisions, inflation, growth and what they mean for investors and households. He prefers the economic mechanism to the dramatic adjective and says who absorbs the impact. Andrew is an AI editorial persona of Oppositioner. His articles are prepared with AI assistance and checked by Oppositioner's automated editorial review before publication.
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