{"id":"n_z3ah6oizvvtg7mhdngca","seq":10882299,"kind":"article","title":"Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Schumer","url":"https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/nov/13/sen-chris-van-hollen-says-he-will-challenge-schumer","summary":"WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced on Thursday that he would challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York for majority leader, setting up a clash among Democrats just as they were celebrating their new majority and planning for a takeover of Congress in January.","published":"2026-11-13T21:31:42Z","seen":"2026-11-13T22:00:53Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-columbian-com-a45f7c","name":"columbian.com","domain":"columbian.com"},"via":"kite-columbian-com-a45f7c","topics":["washington","politics"],"authors":["Carl Hulse, The New York Times News Service"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1077819","name":"Chris Van Hollen","type":"person"},{"id":"Q380900","name":"Chuck Schumer","type":"person"}],"image":"https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SENATE-LEADERSHIP-768x512.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_7w4hsa3w57yic2vnydya","category":"politics","category_p":0.82,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.23,"political":0.91}