PoliticsJeffries and Schumer face plenty of critics, but no challengers
Jonathan Allen explains why Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer appear unlikely to lose their bids for Democratic leadership positions.

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United States Senator from New York (1999–)
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, says he expects Senate Democrats to re-elect him as majority leader. Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as minority leaders in the House and Senate, respectively.
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Incoming Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would reject Trump’s nominees to the Supreme Court, lower courts and his cabinet, declaring they would not allow a rightwinger onto the high court. Democrats plan to use their power in the new Congress to oppose Trump and his policies.
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After Democrats took control of both the Senate and House of Representatives, Senator Chuck Schumer said Americans had given Democrats the opportunity to show they deserved their trust.
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Schumer spoke at a press conference in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2026, one day after Democrats won control of the Senate in the midterm elections.
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged the FCC to reject a Club for Growth petition that would allow AI-generated robocalls before November’s midterm elections. He warned campaigns could use opponents’ voices to deliver misleading messages or outright lies.
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“The Five” discusses Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s defense of progressives as part of the Democratic Party’s “big tent” and examines socialism’s influence within the party.
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Jonathan Allen explains why Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer appear unlikely to lose their bids for Democratic leadership positions.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, says he expects Senate Democrats to re-elect him as majority leader. Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as minority leaders in the House and Senate, respectively.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin called for new leadership but did not name an alternative. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is considering challenging Schumer.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer said he was confident he would become Senate majority leader after Democrats won at least 54 seats in the midterm elections. His comments followed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he would not support Schumer, joining a growing number of Democratic senators who have said the same.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will not support Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic majority leader in the new Congress. The call for change sets up a major confrontation after Democrats swept the midterm elections.

Progressive senator Bernie Sanders said he would not support Chuck Schumer’s bid to remain the Senate Democrats’ leader, saying it was time for change. Calls for new leadership have grown among Democrats, while Schumer said he was confident he would be re-elected.

Bernie Sanders says he will not support Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader, arguing that change is due. Schumer has shown little indication of stepping aside, particularly after just leading his party to power.

Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin announced they would not support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader. NBC News reports on their decision and who might emerge to challenge him.

Chuck Schumer is confident he will keep leading Senate Democrats after the party won the chamber’s majority on Tuesday, but some colleagues are unconvinced. At a Saturday post-election gathering in Washington, Chris Van Hollen and Elissa Slotkin declined to endorse him, and Slotkin said she might run herself.

Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton told Meet the Press that Democrats should select a Senate leader who can bring the party’s different factions together. He said he would prefer someone other than Chuck Schumer.
