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Van Hollen challenges Schumer for Senate Democratic leader

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is challenging New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to lead Senate Democrats and is setting aside 2028 presidential ambitions, AP, the Washington Post and ABC News reported.

What we know

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    Sen.
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    Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced he will challenge Sen.
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    Chuck Schumer for leadership of Senate Democrats, setting aside 2028 presidential ambitions, the Washington Post, Reuters, AP and ABC News reported.
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    Politico reported Senate Democrats expect a protracted fight; the Democratic Socialists of America told Newsweek it backs a challenge to Schumer.
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Newsweek
@Newsweek · 3.4M followers

The Democratic Socialists of America told Newsweek it backs a challenge to Chuck Schumer as Senate majority leader.

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1 h 55 min earlier1 h 55 min later
ettingermentum
@ettingermentum · 114.3K followers

Doubt, he’s prolly just saying this so the bid doesn’t look like a publicity stunt

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2 h 22 min earlier2 h 22 min later
ABC News
@ABC · 18.6M followers

“We’ve been given a chance. It’s up to us to meet this moment.” Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland explained his decision to challenge New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and run for Senate majority leader in the new…

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1 h 10 min earlier1 h 10 min later
The Washington Post
@washingtonpost · 19.3M followers

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Maryland) is trying to become the first Democrat to oust his party’s leader in Senate history — and he’s facing a tough climb. Just four senators have committed publicly to backing him.

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POLITICO
@politico · 5.2M followers

‘A long conversation’: Senate Democrats gird for protracted Schumer-Van Hollen fight

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The Associated Press
@AP · 16.5M followers

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has emerged as a challenger to New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic Party picks a Senate majority leader.

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Reuters
@Reuters · 26.5M followers

Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he will challenge Senator Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leadership, as intra-party tensions between the moderates and left-wing Democratic lawmakers come to the fore

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The Washington Post Broke first
@washingtonpost · 19.3M followers

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) is abandoning his presidential ambitions for 2028 as he seeks instead to oust Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) from his leadership role. “I’m no longer pursuing that,” Van Hollen said of his…

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