Daniella Diaz
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House Dems strategize how to achieve a Speaker Hakeem Jeffries
The caucus' annual retreat was full of optimism for taking the majority next year and installing the first Black speaker. → Read More
House Ways and Means Committee to meet on future of Trump’s tax returns
The House Ways and Means Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss former President Donald Trump's tax returns and weigh whether to release the information to the public, the end to a years-long effort from Democrats to learn more about Trump's financial background. → Read More
House Ways and Means Committee to meet on future of Trump’s tax returns
The House Ways and Means Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss former President Donald Trump's tax returns and weigh whether to release the information to the public, the end to a years-long effort from Democrats to learn more about Trump's financial background. → Read More
Key House committee to hold high-stakes meeting on Trump’s taxes Tuesday
The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee will hold a meeting Tuesday to discuss the contents of former President Donald Trump's tax returns. → Read More
House to pass bill to protect same-sex marriage in landmark vote
The House is expected to vote and pass legislation on Thursday to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, the last step before the measure goes to President Joe Biden for his signature and becomes law. → Read More
Sen. Sherrod Brown says Ohio is still a swing state ahead of 2024 election
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said Sunday that "of course" the Buckeye State was still a swing state, brushing off concerns about a 2024 reelection bid after Republican J.D. Vance won the state's other Senate seat last month. → Read More
Jim Clyburn becomes assistant leader, stays in Democratic leadership
Rep. Jim Clyburn, who is the current Democratic whip, was elected by affirmation as assistant leader in the next Congress after Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island launched a last-minute bid to run against him Wednesday. → Read More
House Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi, the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress
House Democrats chose caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats in the chamber next year, a historic move that will make him the first Black person to lead one of the two major parties in either chamber of Congress. → Read More
Sen. Chris Murphy doesn’t think Democrats have 60 votes for assault weapons ban
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said Senate Democrats don't have the 60 votes needed to advance an assault weapons ban bill but expressed optimism on CNN's "State of the Union" that something could get done in the next Congress if Democrats keep their seat in Georgia. → Read More
Pelosi says House Democrats are asking her to ‘consider’ another leadership bid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that members of her caucus have been asking her to "consider" running again to lead the party in the next Congress, but that any decision to run for leadership depends on her family and her Democratic colleagues. → Read More
House Democrats quietly plot leadership plans while waiting for Nancy Pelosi’s next move
The internal Democratic maneuvering to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is quietly playing out behind the scenes even as lawmakers are completely in the dark about her ambitions and future plans. → Read More
GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup’s niece killed in Seoul crowd surge
Rep. Brad Wenstrup's niece, Anne Marie Gieske, died in the Halloween crowd surge in Seoul over the weekend, the Ohio Republican said in a statement Monday. → Read More
‘People are furious’: Jayapal withdraws letter on Ukraine policy amid Democratic anger
A House progressive leader abruptly withdrew a letter pushing the Biden administration to pursue diplomacy in Russia's war with Ukraine, an about-face following furious internal backlash from Democrats who felt blindsided by the move just two weeks before the November midterms. → Read More
Hoyer says ‘probably no vote this week’ on bill to restrict lawmakers from trading stocks
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CNN the House will "probably not" vote in the coming days on legislation that would ban senior government officials and their families from trading stocks, meaning the House will likely not take the bill up before the midterms. → Read More
Schiff says any criminal referral for Trump by the January 6 committee should be decided unanimously
US Rep. Adam Schiff, who serves on the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, says that if the panel makes a criminal referral for former President Donald Trump related to the riot at the US Capitol, it should be made unanimously. → Read More
Democrats are warming to a Biden 2024 campaign. They're just not sure if he'll run.
Many Democratic leaders, operatives and officials are cautiously warming to the idea of President Joe Biden running for reelection in 2024, dozens of high-ranking Democrats told CNN. → Read More
Democrats are warming to a Biden 2024 campaign. They're just not sure if he'll run.
Many Democratic leaders, operatives and officials are cautiously warming to the idea of President Joe Biden running for reelection in 2024, dozens of high-ranking Democrats told CNN. → Read More
House moves ahead on policing legislation amid internal Democratic conflict
House Democrats are moving ahead with consideration of a package of policing and public safety bills -- narrowly voting to open debate after a hold-up of several hours on Thursday as leadership faced issues locking in support to pass the legislation. → Read More
House passes bill aimed at preventing another January 6 by changing the Electoral Count Act
The House passed legislation Wednesday introduced by GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election in the future by proposing changes to the Electoral Count Act. → Read More
Pelosi won't say if she wants to stay in charge. But will House Democrats let her?
Nancy Pelosi sidestepped a question this week about whether she wants to continue leading House Democrats after November -- but her own members are divided about whether they'd let that happen. → Read More