The contest reflects growing pressure from progressives and newly elected senators for a more aggressive political approach ahead of President Donald Trump’s final two years in office
Calls for generational change, progressive demands and divisions over Israel test party unity as Jeffries, Schumer seek to lead new congressional majorities
The latest conflict in the Democratic Party's Cold War between blue dogs and the insurgent progressive wing is the struggle for its next leaders in Congress. But in the absence of alternative candidates, it is difficult to determine how the threats to replace Senator Chuck Schumer and the representative [...]