Senate Democrats elect Chuck Schumer of New York as new minority leader
Charles Schumer,US Senate,Politics
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Schumer will be negotiating with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was re-elected to the top leadership spot by his GOP colleagues on Wednesday. McConnell has been majority leader since 2015 and served as minority leader in the previous four Congresses.
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