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AOC refuses to rule out run against Senate leader Chuck Schumer

The Guardian US · September 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM

AOC refuses to rule out run against Senate leader Chuck Schumer

‘I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it,’ the progressive US representative says US politics live – latest updates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , the progressive Democratic congresswoman, has refused to rule out a potential run against the party’s Senate leader Chuck Schumer amid mounting speculation around her political ambitions.

When asked by the New York Times whether she would challenge Schumer in 2028, when his current term is up, Ocasio-Cortez declined to exclude the possibility – even if Democrats win back the Senate majority.

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AOC refuses to rule out run against Senate leader Chuck Schumer

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