By September 23, 2026, progressive US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to rule out a challenge to Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, telling reporters she would "cross that bridge when I get to it." The statement fueled speculation about potential primary challenge.
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‘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
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