AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats prepare to abandon Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick en masse
Many House Democrats are ready to vote to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress as soon as the House Ethics Committee meets to decide her fate on Tuesday, Axios has found in interviews with over 30 lawmakers. Why it matters: Republicans are expected to force an expulsion vote, but they will need roughly 80 Democratic votes to remove Cherfilus-McCormick. - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has carefully avoided saying how he might advise his members to vote, even if the committee reaches a bipartisan decision that she should be expelled. - House Democrats will meet as a caucus following the Ethics hearing, he told reporters on Monday, and "follow the facts and apply the relevant law without fear or…