House democrats articles
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Mike Johnson may be speaker, but Democrats run the House
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid it all on the table: He’s staking his speakership—and his cozy relationship with Donald Trump—on aid to Ukraine, and putting his fate in the hands of Democrats. Democrats, in turn, are not going to make it easy for him. In an impassioned speech Wednesday, Johnson argued that getting aid to Ukraine was paramount, even if putting that bill on the floor will likely trigger a move to oust him. “This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the...
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Potential Trump Case Juror Has Son Who Works for a House Democrat
A woman whose son works for a House Democrat told the court that it would not affect her ability to serve as a juror on the Trump hush money case and be fair and impartial.
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House Democrats tell Columbia University admin, 'time for negotiation is over'
Columbia University leadership was urged by 21 House Democrats on Monday that the "time for negotiation is over," as an anti-Israel encampment broiling with antisemitism has persisted on campus for weeks. Led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, of New Jersey, and Dan Goldman, of New York, 21 House Democrats signed a letter urging Columbia University’s Board of Trustees to disband "the unauthorized and impermissible encampment of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish activists on campus." Later Monday, the university...