Four House Democrats are set to hold a press conference amid Day 2 of the Republican National Convention in Texas. Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) are each expected to speak and take questions. #rnc #democrats #gop
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Thursday he was informed by the Department of Justice that his phone calls with a Virginia state legislator in the spring were wiretapped. Why it matters: The Democratic congressman is casting the tap as part of a pattern of the DOJ targeting President Trump's political enemies , calling the incident "deeply concerning." - "They have politically investigated multiple states' Attorneys General and the former FBI director. Now they admit they have surveilled conversations by a sitting Democratic Congressman," Subramanyam said in a statement. - The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Driving the news: Subramanyam released what he said was a notice from the DOJ and…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak on Thursday morning after two Democrats broke with the party to help Republicans advance a series of GOP-backed measures. This rare defection now puts Jeffries between a rock and a hard place as he is already navigating the split between the establishment and more progressive Democrats ahead of the midterms, and as the party looks to cede control of the House in November. Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) joined Republicans in supporting a procedural rule Tuesday. Their votes have prompted party leaders to consider changes to caucus rules and other potential consequences. #hakeemjeffries #democrats #house
House Democratic leaders are trying to flex some muscle this week after two members defected on a key procedural vote. It's stoking fury among members across the political spectrum. Why it matters: The blowup offers a preview of the chaos that party leaders could face in January if they take back the House majority. - Meanwhile, an effort to give House Democratic leaders more tools to keep their members in line next year is falling flat among rank-and-file members. - "It'll be dead by next week," predicted one senior House Democrat, speaking to Axios on the condition of anonymity to comment candidly on the maneuver. Driving the news: Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) touched off a flurry of anger from…
Jen Psaki looks at how voters in Tarrant County, Texas are livid over a party-line vote to remove dozens of polling sites for this year's midterm elections. And House Democrats are focused on a newly exposed scheme to use the U.S. Postal Service to disrupt mail-in voting. Rep. Robert Garcia joins to discuss efforts by Democrats to shine a bright light on Donald Trump's mail-in ballot scheme to keep voters informed and hold U.S.P.S. officials accountable for any deviations from the law.
Democratic Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington state voted to advance the package, catching House Democratic leadership off guard.
House Democrats were left stunned and pointing fingers Tuesday after a pair of centrist lawmakers unexpectedly helped Republican leadership pass a key procedural vote. Why it matters: The result underscored how little control House Democratic leadership enjoys over some of its more independent-minded members even at crucial moments. - The two centrists, Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), are known to rarely attend party caucus meetings or heed leadership's instructions on how to vote. - "I think it's well established that I don't really do whip calls," Golden told Axios on Tuesday. Driving the news: The House passed what is known as a "rule" — a procedural package setting out the parameters for how a…
The legislation seeks to prevent the Trump administration from renaming the great lake "Lake America," after the president signed an executive order last week that authorized the name change over tension with Canada.
Donald Trump siding with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un over U.S. ally South Korea is “beyond comprehension,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) tells MS NOW’s Symone Sanders. Rep. Pocan joins Symone to discuss Trump’s decision to scale back joint military drills with South Korea after the nation refused to join Trump’s war in Iran.
Watch live as House Democrats hold a forum to examine ICE’s use of force in the death of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Maine.