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Democrats leave 'emergency' meeting vowing ‘street fight’ in response to Trump actions

House Democrats launched a multilateral effort Wednesday to combat the flood of executive actions from President Trump, vowing to punch back through...

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Trump’s spending freeze roils Capitol Hill

The Trump administration’s expansive freeze on federal grants and other executive spending roiled Washington on Tuesday, drawing howls from...

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Trump deportation blitz intensifies — as does the criticism

President Trump’s deportation blitz is picking up steam — along with criticism from Democrats that the administration’s actions will harm...

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Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship sparks GOP divisions 

President Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship is dividing House Republicans, highlighting internal differences on the thorny topic of...

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Schiff invited on Trump California trip

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Friday that President Trump invited him and California’s other Democratic senator, Alex Padilla, on a visit to...

24.01.2025 2

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Jeffries: Trump's release of violent Jan. 6 felons 'undermines public safety'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump on Thursday for pardoning those charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the...

23.01.2025 5

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Democrats weighing limits on presidential pardons after Trump, Biden moves

House Democrats are calling for Congress to rein in the president’s pardon powers after President Trump’s mass clemency for the Jan. 6 mob and...

23.01.2025 10

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Here are the biggest fights Democrats are bracing for in Trump's second term

House Democrats are bracing for major fights in the coming year as President Trump enters the White House for his second term and Republicans control...

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In Crawford, Johnson picks an Intel chair with ‘America First’ leanings

In choosing Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) to chair the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has tapped a veteran conservative with...

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Lawmakers play high-stakes game of chicken in fight over California fire aid

The battle over wildfire aid for Los Angeles is quickly evolving into a game of high-stakes chicken. Many Republicans are demanding conditions on any...

16.01.2025 9

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Thompson, chair of Jan. 6 committee, has talked with White House about pardons 

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who headed Congress’s special investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Tuesday that he...

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Top Democrat rejects any conditions on wildfire aid

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) on Tuesday flatly rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) proposal for conditions to be put...

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House Republicans face massive debt problem

House Republicans have a problem. They want to pass a massive agenda for President-elect Trump, preferably in his first 100 days of office. And they...

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Congress braces for California wildfire fallout

House lawmakers are bracing for what could be a contentious battle over emergency spending in the wake of the wildfires that are tearing through...

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Dems bash Meta for scrapping fact-checks: 'Genuflecting to Donald Trump'

House Democrats are hammering Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, after the company announced the platform-wide end of its fact-checking program. The...

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Jeffries: ‘Confused’ by Trump’s ‘obsession’ with Greenland

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President-elect Trump on Wednesday for what he characterized as an “obsession” with a...

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All Democrats expected to participate in Speaker’s vote 

All Democrats are expected to be in the Capitol on Friday for the vote to seat the next Speaker of the House, according to the Democratic whip’s...

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House Republicans have an ‘audience of one’ dilemma with President-elect Trump

The drag-out fight over government spending has highlighted how House Republicans — for all the ideological divisions between their clashing...

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Johnson says plan C reached to avert shutdown, vote expected

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republicans have arrived at a plan C to avert a shutdown and the House will vote Friday morning on the...

20.12.2024 6

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Jeffries: GOP led by wealthy 'puppeteers'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) slammed GOP leaders Thursday evening after the Republicans' Trump-backed plan to fund the federal...

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Dems say 'hell no' to GOP Plan B on government funding, debt ceiling

House Democrats are rallying in overwhelming opposition to the Republicans' second stab at a government funding bill, vowing to sink it on the...

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Jeffries says bipartisan funding deal is ‘best path,’ but doesn’t rule out thinner bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the spending deal secured by the two parties is the “best path” for avoiding...

19.12.2024 4

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Jeffries suggests Democrats will oppose a 'clean' funding bill after Johnson's plan falters

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Wednesday that Democrats will oppose any federal spending bill that strays from the...

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Connolly defeats Ocasio-Cortez to lead Democrats on Oversight panel

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday defeated Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to lead Democrats on the Oversight and Accountability...

17.12.2024 4

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Craig wins seat to lead Dems on House Agriculture Committee

House Democrats voted Tuesday to make Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) their top member on the House Agriculture Committee, choosing a junior member of...

17.12.2024 20

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The Hill's Changemakers: Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas)

Rep. Jasmine Crockett rocked the boat this Congress — just her first term on Capitol Hill — and there's no reason to think she won't make more...

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Democrats divided over Biden administration response to reported drone sightings

The Biden administration’s response to mounting public concern over alleged drone sightings in the northeast is dividing Democrats on Capitol...

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Democratic panel recommends Craig for top seat on Ag Committee

A key Democratic panel voted Monday to recommend Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) to be the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee in the next...

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Connolly bests Ocasio-Cortez in key vote to lead Democrats on Oversight panel

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Monday claimed the first round of the two-step contest to lead Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability...

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Youth movement among House Democrats is overrated

The youth movement among House Democrats? Don't believe the hype. Even as a few Democratic committee heads are being pushed aside for younger...

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Scott skips interview with Black Caucus amid race Agriculture race

Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) skipped an interview on Wednesday with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as the race heats up for the top Democratic...

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Jeffries: No Dems will support Johnson for Speaker on House floor

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to keep his gavel in the next Congress after receiving glowing reviews from President-elect Trump. But if...

11.12.2024 4

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Jeffries: Democrats not telling members how to vote on NDAA

House Democratic leaders will not tell their members how to vote on the measure to reauthorize Pentagon spending that is hitting the floor...

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Head of Dem Caucus wants Pence's Jan. 6 testimony made public

The head of the House Democratic Caucus wants to make public the testimony former Vice President Pence gave to a grand jury surrounding the attack...

10.12.2024 4

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Jan. 6 investigators say Trump trying to 'send a message' with calls for their imprisonment

Members of the special committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are hitting back at President-elect Trump after he...

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Pelosi says she backs generational change on committees, but there are exceptions

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this week that she supports the push for younger Democrats to replace veteran lawmakers at the top of committees...

10.12.2024 3

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Democrats say they'll avoid election challenges on Jan. 6

House Democrats say that they’ll skip the election protests they’ve staged on Jan. 6 in past presidential cycles, four years after supporters...

08.12.2024 30

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Ocasio-Cortez seeks to lead Democrats on Oversight panel

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday formally launched a bid to lead Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in...

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Head of Democratic Caucus says thin House margins make attendance vital next year

The head of the House Democratic Caucus is sending an early message to his troops heading into the 119th Congress: Attendance will be crucial given...

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Top Democrat denounces Biden’s pardon of son Hunter

The head of the House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday denounced President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, saying the president...

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Ocasio-Cortez eyes Oversight bid amid Trump's return

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is strongly considering a bid to become the top Democrat on the powerful Oversight and Accountability...

04.12.2024 2

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Raskin-Nadler race heats up for top Democratic spot on Judiciary panel

The Democratic battle for the top spot on the House Judiciary Committee is heating up as Congress returns this week to Washington, where Rep. Jamie...

04.12.2024 6

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Connolly seeks top spot on Oversight Committee

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) launched a bid Tuesday to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the...

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Democrats sound alarm on West Bank under Trump administration

House Democrats are sounding early alarms that a second Trump administration will lead to a vast erosion of Palestinian rights and undermine...

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Arrest warrants for Israeli leaders amplify Democratic rupture

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision this week to indict Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes in Gaza has reignited the clash...

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Democrats will push for release of Gaetz report despite withdrawal from AG running

House Democrats will push to release the Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) despite Gaetz's decision Thursday to withdraw...

21.11.2024 5

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Illinois Democrat to force full House vote to release Gaetz ethics report

As Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are blocking the release of the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a House Democrat...

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Jeffries: Republicans don't have a mandate

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday rejected the idea that voters delivered an Election Day mandate to Donald Trump and the...

20.11.2024 10

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House Democrats keep Jeffries, top leadership team in place

House Democrats voted on Tuesday to keep their top leadership team in place, voicing overwhelming confidence in Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and...

19.11.2024 3

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Vulnerable Democrats who won say party must follow their path

House Democratic front-liners have a message for leadership as the party grapples with what went wrong in this year’s elections: Follow our...

19.11.2024 10

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