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Who is CVH, the senator who wants to take Schumer’s lead role? | CNN Politics

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November 12, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Chris Van Hollen announced he’s taking on fellow Democrat Chuck Schumer for the role of Senate majority leader and has voiced interest in a 2028 presidential run. CNN explains where Senator Van Hollen stands on international affairs.

Who is CVH, the senator who wants to take Schumer’s lead role? | CNN Politics

Chris Van Hollen announced he’s taking on fellow Democrat Chuck Schumer for the role of Senate majority leader and has voiced interest in a 2028 presidential run. CNN explains where Senator Van Hollen stands on international affairs.

Chris Van Hollen announced he’s taking on fellow Democrat Chuck Schumer for the role of Senate majority leader and has voiced interest in a 2028 presidential run. CNN explains where Senator Van Hollen stands on international affairs.

After a member of the Old Guard corrected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his senior advisers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day, Hegseth awarded the soldier with the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties. CNN’s Haley Britzky reports.

Democrat Scott Colom won a Mississippi Senate seat in a historic upset, beating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. CNN’s Annie Grayer explains how Black women became a key voting bloc in the state. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

Supporters gathered in Jackson to celebrate after Scott Colom won the election for Mississippi's US Senate seat, becoming the first Black person elected to statewide office since the Reconstruction era.

The likely next House Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to respond to a White House letter warning that the Trump administration “will not be extorted.”

After Democrat Scott Colom’s projected historic win in Mississippi, his father tells CNN’s Laura Coates his son’s work ethic is what carried him through the election and that the work is just beginning.

Democrat Scott Colom addressed a crowd of supporters after his historic projected win in Mississippi’s Senate race.

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