Hakeem Jeffries, a parent of two, made his fatherhood status congressionally official Wednesday by joining the Dads Caucus. The minority leader’s move signals how top Democrats plan to respond ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met Wednesday with Latino Democratic lawmakers to sharpen the party’s strategy on immigration as President Trump barrels ahead with a wide crackdown that includes using the military to secure the border and threats to deport millions.

It was 10 years ago this month that the House Freedom Caucus was born. Stemming from frustration with government spending and with Republican leadership, this group of far-right conservatives has ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on January 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jeffries said he had ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump on Thursday for pardoning those charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, warning that the liberation of hundreds ...

Democrats pushed back swiftly, with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Congress' leading Democratic appropriators, expressing "extreme alarm" in a letter to the administration on Monday.

Republican lawmakers will convene for their annual Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami resort.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said it was up to McCarthy ... advancing the bill that hard-right Republicans, many from the Freedom Caucus, refused to back. “Once again, House Democrats ...

One of Washington's biggest untold stories right now is Congress' inaction on a "topline" spending number for the rest of the fiscal year – a possible sign of an impending time crunch.

Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to overcome internal differences on how to pay for President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cuts, with hardline conservatives determined to reduce an annual federal deficit approaching $2 trillion.

The Wyoming House of Representatives, where Freedom Caucus lawmakers have taken majority control, is seen Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) The Wyoming House of ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries put GOP leaders on notice Thursday that they can’t take Democratic votes for granted when it comes to lifting the statutory debt ceiling by this summer’s ...