Chris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader

Maryland Democrat challenges party leader after midterms sweep, saying: ‘The American people called for change’Chris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator of Maryland, announced on Thursday that he is challenging Chuck Schumer for the role of Senate majority leader when Democrats regain the chamber’s majority in January.“In this election, the American people called for change. They called for a change from Donald Trump’s disastrous policies – but even bigger than that, a change from the status quo that isn’t working for working people,” Van Hollen said in a statement posted on social media. Continue reading...