Tag: Hakeem Jeffries
Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
WASHINGTON – A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back Democratic demands to save health care funding...
Trump’s push to oust Fed’s Lisa Cook unites anti-DEI effort, bid to control independent institutions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's vow to fire Lisa Cook, an economist who is the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve's...
In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board
ATLANTA – Fight! Fight! Fight!It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the...
August recess can’t hide tensions ahead for Congress on spending and Trump nominations
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds can't...
All the ways Republicans want to honor Trump, from the $100 bill to Mount Rushmore
WASHINGTON – Imagine getting the day off work for Donald Trump's birthday. Receiving a $100 bill with Trump's portrait on it. Touching down at...
The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight
WASHINGTON – The White House is eyeing redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans hold the U.S. House in 2026 — and Democrats are...
GOP House members want to run in other races. Trump is telling them to stay in their seats
WASHINGTON – Michigan Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga was ready to launch a U.S. Senate bid. All he needed was President Donald Trump’ s blessing.But...
House Democrats launch bid to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files
WASHINGTON – House Democrats launched a bid Wednesday to subpoena President Donald Trump's Justice Department for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey...
Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
WASHINGTON – One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black...
Trump’s $4.5T Tax Bill Has D.C. Shook As It Gets Approved Following Apparent Clapbacks From Obama & Hakeem Jeffries
Baby, the House has been cutting up over President Trump’s giant new tax-and-spending bill — and when we say “giant,” we mean $4.5 trillion...