Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is losing support from even moderate members of the Democratic caucus.

The two Brooklyn lawmakers will take control of Capitol Hill after Democrats delivered a hammer blow to Trump and his Republican allies that effectively render the president a lame duck for his last two years in office.

The Maryland senator says he wants to lead Senate Democrats because Americans voted to “reject the status quo” and “business as usual” in the 2026 midterm elections.

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Thursday that he will challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader.

Van Hollen, a progressive from Maryland, said voters sent a clear message in the midterm elections — that they want "change from the status quo."

Some Democrats say they won't vote for Chuck Schumer to be Democrat leader. Others are declining to endorse him publicly as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., weighs a challenge and dials up colleagues. But a confident Schumer is acting like he's staying put.