Chuck Schumer re-elected as US Senate leader after Democrats expand majority

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (J Scott Applewhite/AP/PA)

Senator Chuck Schumer was unanimously elected on Thursday for another term as Senate Democratic leader, leading a bolstered 51-seat majority for a new era of divided government in the US Congress.

Senate Democrats met behind closed doors at the Capitol to choose their leadership team for the new Congress that begins in January.