Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader

First reported by Guardian at Thu 6:19 AM · 18 outlets in all

1. PBS NewsHour25mVan Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leaderDemocratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will 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.
2. The Hill56mLive updates: Van Hollen to challenge Schumer; Outlook starts bouncing backSen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced on Thursday night that he will be challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to become the majority leader of the upper chamber next Congress, as Schumer faces dissent from new senators in particular. “I think that we heard loud and clear from the American people that they want…
3. Fox News3hSen Bernie Sanders supports Chris Van Hollen's bid to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader postSen. Bernie Sanders is backing Sen. Chris Van Hollen for the role of Senate Democratic leader, as Van Hollen challenges Sen. Chuck Schumer for the role.
4. Time4hVan Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Majority LeaderThe senator from Maryland answered calls from progressives for new Democratic leadership, but Schumer insists he has the votes to stay in charge of the caucus.
5. NPR10hChris Van Hollen says he will challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leaderVan Hollen, a progressive from Maryland, said voters sent a clear message in the midterm elections — that they want "change from the status quo."
6. NY Post11hLefty Dem Chris Van Hollen challenging Schumer for Senate Majority leader, arguing voters ‘called for change’Van Hollen’s challenge comes after he said he was considering a bid and after Schumer has said he has the necessary support to win.
7. ABC News12hMaryland Sen. Van Hollen says he will challenge Sen. Schumer for Democratic leaderMaryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge New York Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader in the new Congress.
8. Washington Examiner12hChris Van Hollen launches bid to unseat Schumer as Senate majority leaderSen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Thursday night that he would be challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for majority leader as a growing chorus of Senate Democrats calls for a new face to lead the party in the 120th Congress. “In this election, Americans called on us to unrig an economy rigged against working people
9. Guardian12hChris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leaderMaryland Democrat challenges party leader after midterms sweep, saying: ‘The American people called for change’Chris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator of Maryland, said Thursday that he will 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.Van Hollen said in a statement that “the American people called for change” and that is why he is running.
10. CBS News12hVan Hollen will challenge Schumer for Senate majority leaderDemocratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Thursday that he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader.
11. Axios12hChris Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate majority leaderSen. Chris Van Hollen announced Thursday that he'll challenge Chuck Schumer for majority leader.Why it matters: Van Hollen's bid gives grassroots activists nearly three weeks to pressure Senate Democrats before they cast secret ballots in the Dec. 1 leadership election.The attempt to oust Schumer (D-N.Y.) underscores that deep divisions are plaguing the Democratic Party despite its overwhelming midterm success.Van Hollen (D-Md.) has served in the Senate since 2017 and has been in Congress since 2003.Schumer has been the Senate Democratic leader since 2017 and has served in the Senate since…
12. New York Times(subscription required)12hChris Van Hollen Set to Challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate Majority LeaderSenator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has emerged as a favorite of Democrats seeking an alternative to Senator Chuck Schumer, who says he has the votes to win.
13. AP12hVan Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
14. CNN12hChris Van Hollen launches challenge against Chuck Schumer to lead Senate Democrats
15. Yahoo News12hVan Hollen takes on Schumer for majority leader after Democrats flip Senate
16. NBC News12hSen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for majority leaderSen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., announced Thursday he will run for Senate majority leader, becoming the first to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
17. Washington Post(subscription required)12hVan Hollen will challenge Schumer to lead Senate DemocratsThe Maryland Democrat said the country’s election called for change but acknowledged he is an underdog for the role.
18. MS NOW12hVan Hollen launches challenge to Schumer for Senate majority leaderThe Maryland senator says Democrats need a new strategy and a new leader, even after a midterm wave that gave the party a large majority in the upper chamber that few saw coming.