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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 is...

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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...

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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 his...

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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 example....

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Jeffries urges Senate GOP to serve as check on 'particularly out of control' president-elect

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday called on Senate Republicans to act as a check on the incoming Trump administration — a...

15.11.2024 4

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Democrats press Biden to protect executive branch from Trump’s return

Capitol Hill Democrats are pressing the White House to pull out all the stops to gird the executive branch against Donald Trump's promised efforts to...

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Jeffries tries to take blame for GOP wins; Democrats don't buy it

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday sought to take the fall for the failure of Democrats to flip control of the House in last...

13.11.2024 10

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Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it

President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations sets the stage for one of the...

12.11.2024 40

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Democrats' election reckoning pits liberals against centrists

The Democrats’ shellacking at the polls this week has triggered a feisty battle between the ideological wings of the party about what went wrong —...

09.11.2024 50

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Jeffries congratulates Trump, says Democrats are not party of ‘election denial’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of President-elect Trump, congratulated him Thursday, emphasizing that Democrats...

07.11.2024 4

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Winds shift toward GOP in fight for House

The neck-and-neck battle for control of the House in the next Congress appears to be shifting in favor of Republicans as results roll in from the most...

06.11.2024 4

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Maine Democrat Jared Golden survives toughest challenge to date

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) on Tuesday survived his toughest challenge to date, Decision Desk HQ projects, fending off a formidable GOP opponent to...

06.11.2024 3

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Republican Rob Bresnahan ousts Matt Cartwright in Pennsylvania

Republicans scored a big win in Pennsylvania on Tuesday when Rob Bresnahan picked off Rep. Matt Cartwright, Decision Desk HQ projects, denying the...

06.11.2024 4

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Jeffries skates to seventh House term

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) skated to victory in New York City on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily beating back a symbolic challenge from...

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Dejected Democrats look to House as 'only hope'

For Democrats around the country, the last hope rests in the House. The party lost control of the Senate on Tuesday, as expected. And by the early...

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Vasquez defeats Herrell to keep New Mexico House seat in Democratic hands

Rep. Gabe Vasquez won a second term on Tuesday in the highly contested battleground of New Mexico’s 2nd District, preserving a Democratic seat that...

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Pelosi clinches landmark 20th House term

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will return to Congress next year for a landmark 20th term, Decision Desk HQ projects. The San Francisco liberal easily...

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Democrat Don Davis holds off Republican to keep North Carolina House seat

Rep. Don Davis (D) staved off a stiff challenge in North Carolina on Tuesday, securing a second term in a newly configured district that had been a...

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Omar clinches fourth term in Minnesota

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sailed to victory on Tuesday in Minnesota’s 5th District, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily staving off a challenge from...

06.11.2024 1

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Ocasio-Cortez cruises to victory in New York

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) glided to victory Tuesday in New York’s deep-blue 14th District, Decision Desk HQ projects, beating back a...

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Eugene Vindman keeps open Virginia House seat in Democratic hands

Democrats will keep the battleground Virginia seat being vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), who is leaving Congress to run for governor,...

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Mike Johnson wins reelection as future of GOP leadership in question

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) easily won reelection in Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, securing a fifth term in...

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Greene easily wins reelection in Georgia

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) easily won reelection Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army general, in...

06.11.2024 30

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These races will give early clues about who will win the House

Control of the House is up for grabs, and political observers of all stripes will be watching on Tuesday with anxious anticipation for early signs of...

04.11.2024 4

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Liz Cheney wants to be deciding factor against Trump on Election Day

Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) has jumped head first into the election fight on behalf of her former political rivals, stumping for Vice President...

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Four open seats complicating Democrats' path to the majority

The Democratic effort to flip control of the House in next week’s elections has been complicated by key retirements that have expanded the...

30.10.2024 20

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Republicans look to pad House majority: Seven seats they think they’ll flip

House Republicans are charging into Election Day with high hopes of padding their majority in the next Congress. The fight to control the lower...

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Democrats fight for House control: 7 Republicans they're looking to oust

Democrats are battling to flip control of the House at the polls next week, eyeing gains in battleground districts from coast to coast in an effort to...

28.10.2024 9

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Democrats urge Biden to push Israel for press freedom in Gaza

Dozens of House Democrats are pressing the Biden administration to get tougher on Israel when it comes to press freedoms in Gaza, warning that a...

21.10.2024 8

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Liz Cheney jumps into House races — for Democrats

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is taking her anti-Trump crusade to the congressional battlefield, endorsing Democrats in a pair of contested House...

16.10.2024 10

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Iowa emerges as key battleground in race for the House

In their fight to flip the House, Democrats are eyeing gains in what may seem an unlikely spot: Iowa. Two GOP seats in the Hawkeye State have emerged...

16.10.2024 10

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Harris gives Democrats a boost, but control of House up for grabs

Democrats have a fair shot at flipping control of the House — largely because of the boost provided by Vice President Harris at the top of the...

14.10.2024 10

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Speaker Johnson's 2020 election challenge raises questions for 2024

What will Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) do?  That’s the quiet question bouncing around Washington this month as the parties race furiously toward...

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Fires at home and abroad fuel anxieties in campaign homestretch

A series of turbulent events have left Democrats feeling hopeful but anxious a month out from November’s elections, with races for the House and...

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Dems hammer Israel over West Bank settlements: ‘Illegal’ and ‘indefensible’ 

House Democrats are bashing Israeli leaders over the vast expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, arguing the developments are not only...

04.10.2024 10

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Live debate fact-checking

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Vice presidential debate to feature QR code for...

02.10.2024 10

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GOP leaders press Biden administration to get tougher on Iran after missile attack

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are calling on President Biden to get tougher on Iran in the wake of Tuesday’s missile attack on Israel, urging...

02.10.2024 20

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Most Democrats stop short of calling on New York mayor to resign

New York Democrats for the most part on Thursday stopped short of calling for the resignation of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, characterizing his...

27.09.2024 10

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Jeffries bashes Trump, GOP on SALT

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday went after former President Trump for reversing course on a popular tax break, noting that...

25.09.2024 4

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Top Dem says Speaker Johnson can’t be trusted to certify election results

The head of the House Democratic Caucus warned Tuesday that voters should have no faith in Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to certify this year’s...

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Nisha Ramachandran: Executive director, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Many Hill staffers set early sights on a career in politics with clear designs for a life in Washington.  Nisha Ramachandran is not among them. The...

24.09.2024 10

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Democrats go on offense against false claims about Haitians: 'Racist fearmongers'

House Democrats have launched an aggressive campaign to push back against the false claims from some top Republicans that Haitian immigrants in...

22.09.2024 10

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Jeffries: New election rules are 'nonstarter' for Democrats in funding fight

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats will oppose any federal funding bill that includes conservative policy...

19.09.2024 4

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Democrats seek public’s help in learning about Project 2025 launch plan

House Democrats are seeking outside help in deciphering conservatives’ plans for launching their Project 2025 agenda under the next Republican...

19.09.2024 10

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Johnson faces crossroads with no good options in spending fight

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is at a critical crossroads in the charged debate over federal spending, confronting few options to prevent a government...

17.09.2024 10

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Democrats go all in on tying Project 2025 to House GOP

House Democrats have adopted an aggressive strategy of linking Project 2025 to House Republicans in the final stretch of this year’s campaign,...

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Jeffries: Dems to reject Trump-backed policy provisions in CR

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats will reject any short-term spending bill that includes Trump-backed policy...

12.09.2024 4

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Centrist Maine Democrat says he’ll support GOP’s short-term funding bill

A centrist House Democrat said Tuesday that he will back the Republicans’ short-term government funding bill if it hits the floor on Wednesday, as...

10.09.2024 4

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Democrats whipping against GOP’s short-term spending bill: ‘A waste of time’

House Democratic leaders are actively whipping against the Republicans’ short-term spending bill, bashing the plan as a threat to military readiness...

10.09.2024 10

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Five issues where Harris has shifted to the center

Vice President Harris has moved to the political center throughout her years-long career in Washington, a dynamic that has come into sharp focus as...

29.08.2024 40

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