Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez declined to endorse Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as he seeks his caucus’s support to become majority leader. She was asked by reporters outside the Capitol about backing her home state’s senator for the top spot in the upper chamber amid calls for new leadership. The statement comes as Schumer prepares to pursue the position beginning in January.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as he prepares to seek his caucus’s support to become majority leader beginning in January. Asked by reporters outside the Capitol if she would back her home state’s senator for the top spot in the upper chamber given calls for new leadership...
