Jeffries, Democrats shift tone, aim to move beyond defector scandal

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Trending on The Hill - September 3, 2026

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House Democrats appear ready to move beyond the defection scandal that riled the caucus earlier in the week.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies had declared on Tuesday that the move by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) to back a GOP rule constituted “a significant breach of trust” that demanded “a significant response.” Some Democrats were calling for them to lose committee posts. 

On Thursday, however, Jeffries’s tone changed dramatically. The Democratic leader said he met with Gluesenkamp Perez, and the two came away agreeing to communicate “in a consistent way where we can arrive at shared........

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