‘It’s on him’: Democrats look to Hakeem Jeffries to plot a path to revival
Hakeem Jeffries nearly became House speaker. Instead, he’s steering the Democratic Party through an identity crisis and hoping to avoid an ugly intraparty civil war.
Hakeem Jeffries Wins Reelection as House Democratic Leader Despite Party's Losses
House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader, receiving support from his colleagues despite the party's inability to win back majority control of the chamber in the November election.
House Democrats re-elect Hakeem Jeffries as leader and others amid GOP control
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday was re-elected by House Democrats to lead the minority party amid a Republican sweep in both Senate and House chambers along with the White House.
Hakeem Jeffries reelected as Democrats’ leader and contends with GOP total control
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) won reelection as House minority leader after Republicans retook the majority in the 2024 elections.
Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader as party holds leadership elections
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries reelected as House Democratic leader
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was reelected as House Democratic leader on Tuesday after his fellow lawmakers mostly held their own amid President-elect Donald Trump’s big win for Republicans. The Brooklyn lawmaker will try to position his party to retake the chamber in the midterms and end unified Republican government after House Democrats prevented the GOP from expanding its narrow majority.
Hakeem Jeffries wins second term as House Dem leader
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unanimously won re-election as leader of the Democrats in the lower chamber Tuesday, with the party set to be in the minority for another two years while losing control of the Senate and White House in this month's elections.
Hakeem Jeffries reelected as Democrat leader despite being swept by GOP in House and Senate
House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader, receiving support from his colleagues despite the party’s inability to win back majority control of the chamber in the November election.
Washington Post columnist says media spun for Democrats 'under threat of blowback' from left
Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle called out mainstream media bias in a column on Monday and accused the liberal ...
Democrats Can Become the Party of Insurgency Again
The re-election of Donald Trump has opened the door to Democrats once again becoming the insurgent party. The next two years ...
House Democrats hold low-fuss leadership elections
In other key House Democratic leadership elections, Caucus Vice Chairman Ted Lieu of California and Assistant Democratic ...
New and establishment Democrats vie for leadership spots in light of 2024 losses
House Democrats will elect new leaders for campaign messaging, representatives to leadership, and the powerful center-left ...
Democrats are coming off a 2024 beating. Will their rising stars block a Republican trifecta?
After losing the White House and both chambers of Congress this November, Democrats in Congress are looking for a way forward ...
Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump
During Trump’s turbulent first four years in office, he and the local government publicly sparred multiple times – in tones ...
Vulnerable Democrats put leadership ‘on notice’ as party tries to recalibrate
Democrats in Trump districts are urging the party to stop focusing culture war matters on which the GOP ran a winning campaign this election cycle.
Democrats draw up an entirely new anti-Trump battle plan
Locked out of power next year, Democrats are hatching plans to oppose President-elect Donald Trump that look nothing like the ...
Laura Washington: Here’s a post-election to-do list for Democrats
There is nothing worse for a columnist than realizing that your view of the world does not jibe with your audience’s ...
Washington Post editorial board blasts Pennsylvania Democrats in scathing piece about recount efforts
The Washington Post editorial board denounced the Pennsylvania Democrats who defied state election rules and judges by seeking to count invalid ballots in a piece published Saturday.
North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it
Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election ...