WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Sanders held the news conference alongside U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to announce he would not be supporting U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the Senate Majority Leader in the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)