Sunrise Movement Protesters Arrested at Chuck Schumer's Office

The Sunrise Movement organized a sit-in at Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer's Washington DC office on Thursday, resulting in 54 arrests among several hundred participants. Protesters delivered letters to all Senate Democratic offices demanding the end of the filibuster and a change in leadership to better reflect the youth turnout from the November 3 elections.

This action follows a separate protest on Tuesday by the youth advocacy group Get Shorty, which led to three arrests at the same office. The demonstrations occur as Senate Democrats prepare to vote on a majority leader for the upcoming Congress.

Chuck Schumer faces internal opposition for the position. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and freshman senators Abdul El-Sayed and Annie Andrews have indicated they will not support him, while some Democratic senators have instead backed Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen.