Chuck Schumer in peril as voices grow against Senate majority leader
A Newsweek report says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces mounting pressure from progressive and centrist Democrats ahead of a December 2026 closed-door leadership vote, with Bernie Sanders, Elissa Slotkin, Chris Van Hollen, Mark Warner, and Raphael Warnock withholding support or urging change. Schumer, backed by Kirsten Gillibrand, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Sherrod Brown, says he is confident he will be reelected majority leader.
