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Source: Axios

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is going to have his hands full next Congress, even without a threat to his leadership or a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).Why it matters: Schumer (D-N.Y.) will have to grapple with the presidential ambitions of up to eight of his senators who may care more about winning the White House than following their leader.Roughly one in six Democratic senators eyeing the campaign trail would add a degree of difficulty to a job that rarely lacks challenges, as former President Obama acknowledged this week."Being the head of the Democratic Party is a pain in the butt, because you've got people from every walk of life," Obama said of Schumer at a fundraiser Wednesday.Flashback: This year's ICE funding fights gave Schumer a taste of how presidential ambitions can complicate governing.Potential 2028 contenders competed to take the toughest stance against ICE funding, even at the risk of a government shutdown.Zoom in: The tension between individual ambition and party unity could surface early in Schumer's tenure if he becomes majority leader.Democrats are promising to lower costs and govern responsibly, while insisting they'll challenge and investigate the Trump administration at every turn.Schumer and President Trump have a...