Mamdani declines to back fellow New Yorker Schumer as Senate majority leader
Gothamist reports that Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined to endorse Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader at a November 13, 2026 news conference, a refusal echoing Schumer's own refusal to endorse Mamdani's 2025 mayoral run. Schumer faces a challenge from Sen. Chris Van Hollen, backed by the Working Families Party, and says he has the votes to keep leading.
