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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) told reporters he was pleased the House was moving forward on bills providing military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, saying House Democrats…

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the Senate impeachment trial a GOP “political stunt.” He added its “unfortunate” Republicans allow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to drive the age…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) briefed reporters and discussed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s address to a joint meeting of Congress. He reiterated the Japanese leader…

Bernard Bluestein, John Christman, and Seymour Nussenbaum, three of the seven surviving veterans of the WWII “Ghost Army,” were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony with milita…

The House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…

“Under no circumstances can we tolerate a government shutdown,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as he briefed the press on effort to pass a $1.2 trillion government spendin…

House and Senate Democrats marked the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a news conference with reporters, answering their questions on a variety of topics, including House passage of a bill that would require the…

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers held a news conference to discuss their support for the Protect our Letter Carriers Act, which is aimed at addressing violent crime against letter carri…

“Smokin' Joe Biden was on fire. ... He was lit,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during his weekly press conference of President Biden’s State of the Union Address the nigh…

President Biden and congressional leaders spoke at the 2024 National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol. The annual gathering has occurred since the early 1980s and held on the first Thurs…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a news conference after Congress reached an agreement to temporarily fund the government and prevent a shutdown. He called on congressional …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), briefed reporters after a White House meeting with President…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other House Democrats held a news conference on a $95 billion aid package to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel. Leader Jeffries said that “all opti…

“This is not your father’s Republican Party. They shout about a problem, but then do nothing to solve the problem,” said President Biden as he addressed House Democrats at their caucus retre…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) held a news conference one day after the House Republican majority failed in its effort to impeach the Homeland Security secretary and approve a st…

“Republicans can’t count their own votes, so instead, they count on us,” said Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) as she and House Democratic leadership discussed their legislative agenda d…

After months of investigation and nearly three hours of floor debate, the House failed (214-216) to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on two articles: Willful and System…

“As Democrats on the committee, we feel clearly that it’s not in the best interest of our government to have this impeachment. That it’s a deal put together to satisfy some of the most extre…

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized House Republicans for “performative politics and political stunts,” during his weekly Capitol Hill news conference on his party’s legislat…