Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said they will not support Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader of the incoming Democratic majority in the Senate, according to a report by The Hill.
The Hill reported that Sanders, a former presidential candidate and leader of progressives in the Senate, said Schumer had not been doing enough to end income and wealth inequality. The report was written by Helen Huiskes.
According to CBS News, Sanders said Tuesday that he will not back Schumer as Democratic leader in the new Congress. The CBS News account described the move as making Sanders the most prominent progressive to oppose Schumer's candidacy to date.
The two reports differ on whether Slotkin has joined Sanders. The Hill's summary names Slotkin as a second senator opposing Schumer, while the CBS News summary refers only to Sanders. Neither summary describes the position of any other senator.
The Hill described the group Schumer seeks to lead as the incoming Democratic majority. CBS News described the leadership contest as taking place in the new Congress without specifying the party's partisan control in more detail.
Neither summary says how Schumer has responded to the opposition, or whether the Senate Democratic caucus has set a date for choosing its leader.
The Hill's summary is cut off mid-sentence in its account of Sanders's reasoning, so the full explanation he gave for his position is not available in the text reviewed for this report.
Sources: The Hill: Sanders, Slotkin won’t back Schumer as Senate Democratic leader; CBS News: Sanders won't back Schumer as Democratic leader in new Congress.