Van Hollen calls to abolish Senate filibuster, rules out 2028 White House bid
Van Hollen says Democrats should pursue a more aggressive agenda and give newly elected senators a bigger role as he challenges Schumer for leader.
- On Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced he is no longer considering a 2028 presidential run, focusing instead on his bid to unseat Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer as majority leader.
- Van Hollen's challenge exposes a party rift dating to spring 2025, when Schumer sided with Republicans on a spending vote. While Schumer, 75, remains the favorite, many Democrats are agitating for generational change from Van Hollen, 67.
- Speaking at a Denver conference, Van Hollen urged Democrats to pursue an aggressive agenda and "go toe to toe" with President Donald Trump. He also pushed for ending the Senate filibuster to advance legislative goals.
- Schumer stated Thursday he has the votes to retain his position, emphasizing his success in securing a 55-seat majority. He remains confident in leading the new Democratic majority and delivering for the American people.
- The leadership race, decided by secret ballot on Dec. 1, divides the caucus between those favoring Schumer's experience and supporters of Van Hollen, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, and Sens.-elect Abdul El-Sayed and Peggy Flanagan.
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Van Hollen calls to abolish Senate filibuster, rules out 2028 White House bid
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who is challengingSen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to be the next Senate majority leader, said on Friday that he wants to abolish the filibuster and ruled out a potential presidential run in 2028. Van Hollen, speaking to reporters at the What’s Next conference in Denver, argued that legislation should pass the Senate with simple-majority votes and that the filibuster, which requires senators to muster 60 votes to pass m…
Chris Van Hollen rules out 2028 run to focus on ousting Schumer as Senate leader
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) ruled out a 2028 run for president on Friday, saying he was instead focused on his bid to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as incoming majority leader and prevent the upper chamber from returning to “business as usual.” “I’m no longer pursuing that,” Van Hollen said of his considerations for […]
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