Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen announces run for US Senate majority leader, challenging Schumer
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Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday he would run for Senate majority leader, challenging Chuck Schumer, who has led the Democrats in the Senate since 2017, after the Democratic Party won a majority in the chamber in the midterm elections. Schumer, who is expected to retain his party’s leadership in the chamber but previously predicted not having a challenger, released his own statement on Thursday saying he had the votes to continue as the Democratic leader in the Senate. The closed-door secret-ballot vote will take place next month. Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, said…
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- Nov 13, 12:58 AM UTCFirst reportSchumer facing new challengers from incoming Democrats to US Senate | The Jerusalem Postjpost.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:35 AM UTC+2 hChris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leadertheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:59 AM UTC+2 hChris Van Hollen to run for US Senate majority leaderaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:12 AM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisDemocratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen announces run for US Senate majority leader, challenging Schumerdawn.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:16 AM UTC+6 hVan Hollen announces run for Democratic Senate leaderupi.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:43 AM UTC+9 hChris Van Hollen announces run for US Senate majority leader, challenging Schumerdailymaverick.co.za ↗
- Nov 13, 9:48 AM UTC+9 hDemocratic civil war erupts as Van Hollen challenges Chuck Schumerindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 13, 10:14 AM UTC+9 hVan Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Majority Leadertime.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe Van Hollen's Thursday announcement of a challenge to Schumer for Senate majority leader, with no conflicting facts.
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3h agoDemocratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen announces run for US Senate majority leader, challenging Schumer Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday he would run for Senate majority leader, challenging Chuck Schumer, who has led the Democrats in the Senate since 2017, after the Democratic Party won a majority in the chamber in the midterm elections. Schumer, who is expected to retain his party’s leadership in the chamber but previously predicted not having a challenger, released his own statement on Thursday saying he had the votes to continue as the Democratic leader in the Senate. The closed-door secret-ballot vote will take place next month. Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, said…
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