Just to state really clearly what is going here.
The New York Times is leading an information warfare operation to mislead the public that Chuck Schumer has the votes, and is the inevitable next Majority Leader.
This is not the case. Schumer has significant and growing opposition both from new and incumbent Senators.
We have see the New York Times use this disinformation tactic many times before.
Do not be misled.
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How does the governance system work? What is the chain of command, soup to nuts?
[The CIA isn't what it used to be. Per this hypothesis there's an updated mechanism.]