Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), in an interview with Axios on Friday, declined to commit to voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker if she wins back her old House seat. Why it matters: Bush joins dozens of candidate s — particularly Democratic Socialists of America members and their allies — who are stopping short of committing to a Jeffries speakership. - Even Congress' most left-wing members have told Axios they expect Jeffries to get the speaker's gavel if Democrats take the majority — mainly because nobody in the caucus would dare challenge him. - But many progressives vying for House seats have said they are not satisfied with Jeffries' leadership and signaled that, at the very least, they are not…
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), in an interview with Axios on Friday, declined to commit to voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker if she wins back her old House seat. Why it matters: Bush joins dozens of candidate s — particularly Democratic Socialists of America members and their allies — who are stopping short of committing to a Jeffries speakership. - Even Congress' most left-wing members have told Axios they expect Jeffries to get the speaker's gavel if Democrats take the majority — mainly because nobody in the caucus would dare challenge him. - But many progressives vying for House seats have said they are not satisfied with Jeffries' leadership and signaled that, at the very least, they are not…Open
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Senate Republicans are elevating Colombia as a role model in their push for stricter voting rules in the U.S. — and using California as their foil. Why it matters: Republicans don't have the votes to jam through President Trump's SAVE Act, but some conservatives are using Colombia's election system to keep the up the pressure on GOP leaders. - Colombia just elected Abelardo de la Espriella, a populist business owner who secured President Trump's endorsement. The country requires voters to present a national I.D. card, relies on paper ballots and does not generally allow mail-in voting. - Republicans want the U.S. to follow suit. What we're hearing: Some GOP senators are considering a hearing with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and…
Senate Republicans are elevating Colombia as a role model in their push for stricter voting rules in the U.S. — and using California as their foil. Why it matters: Republicans don't have the votes to jam through President Trump's SAVE Act, but some conservatives are using Colombia's election system to keep the up the pressure on GOP leaders. - Colombia just elected Abelardo de la Espriella, a populist business owner who secured President Trump's endorsement. The country requires voters to present a national I.D. card, relies on paper ballots and does not generally allow mail-in voting. - Republicans want the U.S. to follow suit. What we're hearing: Some GOP senators are considering a hearing with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and…Open