The progressive wing of the Democratic Party’s incoming House class is stopping short of committing to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as the next speaker, signaling an early fight over the party’s direction after Democrats’ sweeping midterm election victories. Several incoming lawmakers in the party’s progressive bloc have already faced pressure from constituents to […]

Democrats won the power to obstruct President Donald Trump in Congress. Now, some want to use their midterm victories in the states to change the rules for choosing his successor. While House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) pursues the speaker’s gavel and Democrats prepare to take over Congress, the party’s gains in state capitals have […]

House Republicans left Washington in September hoping to preserve their majority. They return Monday having lost control of the chamber, with just 20 legislative days to finish their business before Democrats take power. Among the unfinished business left behind in September are the annual defense authorization bill, government funding, and the reauthorization of a key […]

European leaders are less than confident in President Donald Trump’s undefined plan to pursue a broad security agreement between the continent, Ukraine, and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, met with Trump at the White House on Thursday while attending a joint event with Ukrainian leaders to celebrate the successful Oleshky ceasefire and […]