Tag: Hakeem Jeffries
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
WASHINGTON – The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into...
Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward redistricting in a growing battle for US House power
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and Democrats in Virginia pressed ahead Wednesday with plans that could allow mid-decade redistricting as part of a growing national...
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallies voters with support from Bernie Sanders and AOC
NEW YORK – New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
Backing Israel was considered mandatory for New York politicians. Then came Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK – A few weeks before his stunning loss to Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo put forth...
Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
WASHINGTON – A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump's mass pardons has been arrested on a...
Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent...
Supreme Court case could lead to loss of Black representation in Congress, but the scope is unknown
WASHINGTON – A neutering by the Supreme Court of the Voting Rights Act's last remaining major provision would potentially trigger a political avalanche —...
Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding...
Trump’s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down
WASHINGTON – Troops patrol train stations and streets in the nation's capital. Masked federal law enforcement agents detain District of Columbia residents. Congress passes...
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago...