Chris Van Hollen says he has support in his bid to replace Chuck Schumer
The Washington Post's live-updates page reports that Sen. Chris Van Hollen, citing public backing from four colleagues including Bernie Sanders, says he has about 15 votes in his bid to unseat Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader ahead of the Dec. 1 caucus election, where a win would make him the first Democrat to oust his party's leader in Senate history. Other items cover Italy's $887 million privacy fine against Meta, which it will appeal; Donald Trump blaming the Biden administration for the nationwide ground stop as Sean Duffy seeks billions for air traffic control; SpaceX catching its Starship spacecraft on return; and King Charles III discussing his King's Trust on Elton John's podcast.
