Incoming Freshman Senators Call for New Leadership to Replace Top Democrat Chuck Schumer
Democracy Now!'s November 6, 2026 headlines roundup leads with growing calls to replace Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer: Senators-elect Peggy Flanagan, Troy Jackson, Abdul El-Sayed, Juliana Stratton and Adam Hamilton say they won't support him, and Texas Senator-elect James Talarico calls for abolishing the filibuster. It also covers a bipartisan push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Harmeet Dhillon's resignation, Democratic socialist mayoral and House wins, Gavin Newsom's clemency for all of California's death row prisoners, reports of deportations to Iran, a nationwide strike in France, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña's resignation, and Russell Brand's rape conviction.
