Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a progressive favorite to run for majority leader, is keeping the door open to challenging Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for the position, just days after ruling out the possibility.

“The Senator has received an outpouring of calls on running for majority leader and is now in active listening mode,” said a person familiar with the senator’s thinking.

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