Tag: House Minority Leader

Maddow Blog | Facing a government shutdown deadline, Republicans place a risky bet

Lately, on a nearly daily basis, Democratic leaders in Congress have issued some kind of public statements, reminding…

Government shutdown draws near as Democrats push for healthcare funding

The US government is drawing nearer to a potential shutdown after Donald Trump told Republicans on Friday “don’t…

Hakeem Jeffries’ redistricting crusade runs into resistance from fellow Democrats

Hakeem Jeffries is presenting himself as a hard-charging leader of his party, pushing a crash blue-state redistricting program…

As tensions mount, top Democrats seek to avoid another ugly clash over government funding

Top House Democrats have privately coalesced around a strategy in this month’s high stakes government funding fight: A…

Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and New York Democratic congressman, said Donald Trump had “manufactured a crisis”…

Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Donald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago…

Republican Matt Hall leads Michigan House in tumultuous period of divided government

When Michigan House GOP Leader Matt Hall took the stage in May 2024 at a campaign rally for…

Democrats contemplate walkout in Texas

Democratic legislators in Texas could flee the state to prevent the GOP from approving new maps that could…