Democrats’ chances of recapturing the House majority in the 2026 elections are increasing, thanks to President Donald Trump’s approval rating, off-year election results, and lack of strong Republican candidates. An analysis from the nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted 18 competitive seats toward Democrats. Several moved from “lean Democrat” to “solid Democrat.”  But shifts for other […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked President Donald Trump to withdraw immigration agents from major cities, calling a ramp-up in patrols and enforcement raids “dangerous” in a rare visit to the White House. Trump requested the meeting, according to a readout from Schumer’s office, to discuss billions in federal dollars the White House froze […]

Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC) and James Lankford (R-OK) are pushing back against the Trump administration’s move to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. The two Senators submitted an amendment to the three-bill appropriations minibus passed by the House on Jan. 8. Their amendment would block the Trump administration from using the bill’s appropriations to reschedule marijuana. […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday began what he hopes will be a sustained Democratic offensive on housing costs, trying to put President Donald Trump on the defensive over one of voters’ top economic concerns. Speaking at the Center for American Progress, Schumer framed housing as the starting point of a broader Democratic […]