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U.S. House Democrats awarded committee leadership positions to three members on Tuesday, completing a post-election shakeup that saw some longtime lawmakers ousted. The caucus voted to make Virginia’s Gerry Connolly the ranking member on the House Oversight & Accountability Committee, Minnesota’s Angie Craig the top Democrat on House Agriculture and …

Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch Democratic members of Congress took the stage throughout the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, urging voters to give the party control of the House during the November elections. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries were among the lawmakers …

Jennifer Shutt, Kentucky Lantern House Democratic Leaders on Tuesday killed efforts by a small group of far-right House Republicans to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership post. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released a joint statement saying their members …

Samantha Dietel, Iowa Capital Dispatch Democratic leaders on Wednesday called on Congress to pass President Joe Biden’s $16 billion supplemental child-care funding request. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts gathered with child-care activists and other House Democrats at a press conference outside …

Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats on Thursday announced the introduction of a bill to increase civil and criminal penalties for employers who knowingly violate child labor laws. The measure would also prevent states from easing federal child labor standards. The bill, The Protecting Children …

As most U.S. House Republicans and two Democrats on Tuesday voted to block the Biden administration’s regulation of pistols with stabilizing braces, several other Democratic lawmakers renewed a fight for gun control policies unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled chamber. Democratic Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Mary Peltola (Alaska) joined with …

More than 40 House Democrats introduced legislation Thursday aiming to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, citing the 14th Amendment clause prohibiting insurrectionists from holding federal office. “Donald Trump very clearly engaged in an insurrection on January 6, 2021 with the intention of overturning the lawful and …

The three U.S. House Democrats who have led their party through four presidencies and thousands of floor votes formally passed the torch to the next generation Wednesday, when the party gathered behind closed doors to elect its top leaders for the 118th Congress. House Democrats named Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, …

On Tuesday, New York Congresswoman Kathleen Rice announced that she would not seek reelection at the end of this current term. As I turn to the next chapter of my own personal and professional story, I do so with profound thanks to the community leaders, colleagues and staff who have …

The exodus of House Democrats leaving their seats ahead of a challenging midterm election season continued Tuesday, with Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin and California Rep. Jerry McNerney both announcing plans not to seek re-election within minutes of each other. The decisions by Langevin and McNerney bring the number of …

In what is expected to be a tough year for Democrats to try and keep their majorities in both the House and Senate, another three Democratic lawmakers have announced they would not be seeking reelection next year. While some are seeking other offices either in the Senate or in their …