The new darling of the Democratic left is … Chris Van Hollen? - POLITICO

Van Hollen could be using his flirtations with a bid to influence some end-of-year decisionmaking. He is pushing Congress to cut off Iran war funding as they head toward a Dec. 11 government funding deadline, and he wants a provision mandating cooperation with Israel stripped from the annual defense policy bill…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/11/chris-van-hollen-senate-leader-01160588