US Democrats divided over Schumer’s leadership role

After Democrats’ historic midterm victory, Chuck Schumer said he was confident he would be re-elected Senate majority leader. But at least seven incoming Democratic senators have publicly declined to commit to backing him in next month’s leadership vote. Juliana Stratton, Adam Hamilton and Troy Jackson have said they oppose Schumer, while Abdul El-Sayed supports Chris Van Hollen and Peggy Flanagan has called for new leadership.