US Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections. The announcement from the progressive senator sets up an internal party clash as long-term Democratic Senate leader Schumer, 75, has faced calls from some in his party to step aside for new leadership. Van Hollen, who has support from some of the more vocal progressives within the party, is the first senator to openly challenge Schumer. Van Hollen said in a statement that he is running because “the American people called for change”.
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