Nia-Malika Henderson, Columnist

Schumer Isn't the Real Senate Minority Leader Anymore

May 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM GMT+9

Nia-Malika Henderson is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former senior political reporter for CNN and the Washington Post, she has covered politics and campaigns for almost two decades.

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