Overview
- Sen. Bernie Sanders took over Chuck Schumer’s post-election news conference and faulted party leaders for not backing Zohran Mamdani in New York and Graham Platner in Maine.
- Schumer castigated Republicans as the government shutdown hit its 36th day, which he called the longest in U.S. history.
- Schumer said he and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries demanded a meeting with President Trump to address health care.
- Democratic leaders warned of rising premiums after the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies, and SNAP funding has lapsed.
- Schumer said he spoke with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after his victory, as other results included Mikie Sherrill’s win in New Jersey, passage of California’s Proposition 50, and retention of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices.