U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) looks on during a press conference about the SAVE America Act in the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl | Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced on Monday that he’s deploying Rep. Joe Morelle this week to meet with New York Gov. Kathy…
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks with reporters as he walks to his office following a press conference at the U.S. Capitol building on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries struck a defiant tone Wednesday morning on the heels of Democrats‘ win in…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply ramped up his threats against Iran, warning “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless the country’s leadership strikes a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The threat came after U.S. forces overnight struck military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, a White House official…
U.S. President Donald J. Trump exits the House Chamber after delivering the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/the New York Times | Via Reuters Since the…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 8, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Congressional Democrats on Friday said they received a counteroffer from the White House to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The department has…
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Congressional Democrats will force a vote on a war powers resolution relating to Iran next week, Democratic leadership announced Thursday, as President Donald…
President Donald Trump‘s official Truth Social account on Friday morning deleted a video showing racist image of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama portrayed as apes following widespread bipartisan calls for its removal. The depiction of the Obamas, posted late Thursday from Trump’s official Truth Social account, was included in a…
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republican lawmakers that would allow the U.S. government to reopen from a shutdown that began Oct. 1. But Republicans quickly dismissed Schumer’s proposal. That deal hinges on protecting enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for at least one year in exchange for Democrats dropping…
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A New York man who received a pardon from President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has…
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 16: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R) and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) brief members of the press during a news conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Capitol Hill remains…
