{"id":"n_ifw2kryspl77uywfeu5q","seq":10916334,"kind":"article","title":"Battle for US Senate majority leader sets off with Van Hollen uphill challenge to Schumer","url":"https://ncnewsline.com/2026/11/13/repub/battle-for-us-senate-majority-leader-sets-off-with-van-hollen-uphill-challenge-to-schumer","summary":"WASHINGTON — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has a considerable amount of support to shore up if he wants to become majority leader next Congress, a role New York Sen. Chuck Schumer appears far more likely to secure when votes are cast behind closed doors Dec. 1. Van Hollen, a senior member of the Appropriations […]","published":"2026-11-13T23:10:06Z","seen":"2026-11-14T00:12:00Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-ncnewsline-com-c508ea","name":"ncnewsline.com","domain":"ncnewsline.com"},"via":"kite-ncnewsline-com-c508ea","topics":["congress","d.c. bureau","election 2026","national","abdul el-sayed","blue wave","sen. bernie sanders","sen. chris van hollen"],"authors":["Jennifer Shutt, Shauneen Miranda"],"story":"st_7w4hsa3w57yic2vnydya","category":"politics","category_p":0.84,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.07,"political":0.87}