Senators from both parties have returned to Washington with questions about the future of their leadership after last week's election decisively gave Democrats a significant new majority.

WASHINGTON — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer outlined an aggressive legislative posture toward President Trump following Democrats’ landslide midterm election victory — calling him “corrupt” and a “wannabe king” who risks “legislative razor wire.

The Democrats’ congressional leaders have been handed an enormous mandate they have no interest in carrying out. The big driver of turnout in the 2026 midterms was anger. For Republicans who voted for Democrats or decided to stay home,

Chuck Schumer faces fresh uncertainty as momentum builds behind Chris Van Hollen as a potential Senate Democratic leader.

Some incoming Democratic freshmen have vowed not to back Schumer as leader, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who is eyeing a 2028 White House bid, wants to have conversations about the majority’s legislative agenda before Democrats hold a leadership election, which is expected in early December.

President Donald Trump and his Department of Justice are taking a combative stance toward Democrats after their election victories in the midterms, signaling intense conflict to come as lawmakers prepare aggressive investigations into the executive branch next year.

Even as Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries prepare to lead Congress, primary challenges scenarios in 2028 are already emerging in New York.

Philadelphia: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer echoed President Trump’s shameless style when he joined other leading Democrats who condemned Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan for endorsing the Republican rival of now Sen.