13 Nov 2026, 05:26 PM

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Senator Van Hollen says midterm results show Americans want change in Washington, and Democrats need new leadership to deliver thatGood morning, and welcome to the US politics live blog.Barely a week after sweeping to a stunning midterm victory, Democrats have found themselves facing an altogether different battle, one within their own ranks.We saw a huge outburst of democracy on election day – red states, blue states, purple states – and it wasn’t only a rejection of Donald Trump and his corruption, his wars and his cruelty, it was also about a call for a larger change, to take on a broken economic system that’s rigged in favour of the very wealthy against working people, and it’s fuelled by a corrupt political system.The call was to reject the status quo and to reject business as usual, and to do that, I think we need new leadership.”The American public spoke clearly last week. They rejected Trumpism. But we have yet to earn our mandate. That will require bold leadership. I called [Van Hollen] to lead our caucus as a candidate back in April because he leads with courage and experience. We need both right now.” Continue reading...

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