Bernie Sanders won't support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, saying it's time for change
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he won't be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic majority leader in the new Congress
Covered by 7 sources from 2 countries. First reported by The Hill ·
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Sanders, Slotkin won’t back Schumer as Senate Democratic leader
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said they won’t be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader of the incoming Democratic majority in the Senate. Sanders, a former presidential candidate and leader of progressives in the Senate, said Schumer had not been doing enough to end income…
Sanders won't back Schumer as Democratic leader in new Congress
Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he won't support Sen. Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader in the new Congress, becoming the most prominent progressive to oppose his candidacy to date.
· Sanders says he won't support Schumer for majority leader in next Congress
Sanders and Slotkin say they will not support Schumer for Senate majority leader
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., announced they would not be backing Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to serve as the Senate majority leader. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on their decision and who may step up to challenge Schumer.
· Sen. Gillibrand ‘optimistic’ on the election of Sen. Schumer as majority leader
· Bernie Sanders says he won’t support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader
Sanders says he won't support Schumer as majority leader
Schumer is facing pockets of opposition to lead his party, but no one has officially said they'll run against him.
Bernie Sanders won't support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, saying it's time for change
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he won't be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic majority leader in the new Congress
Bernie Sanders says he will not back Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
Progressive senator says ‘I like Chuck … but the time is now for change’ as calls grow for new Democratic leadership Bernie Sanders, a progressive senator from Vermont, said on Tuesday he would not support Chuck Schumer’s bid to serve as the Democratic leader in the US Senate, joining a growing cohort of Democrats…
· Schumer confident on Senate leadership role despite dwindling votes – video
'The time is now for change.' Bernie Sanders won't support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
The demand for change sets up a seismic confrontation after the party's sweep to power in the midterm elections.
Coverage details
7 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: The Hill, CBS News, NBC News, Politico and 3 more. The Hill published it first, on November 10, 2026; the last outlet to join was PBS NewsHour, 2 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Schumer, Senate, Bernie Sanders, Democratic and Congress.
By country: United States (6), United Kingdom (1). In total 11 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
