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Hakeem Jeffries

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Apr 13, 2026

Representative Chris Smith blocks Democrats' Iran war powers resolution in pro forma session

Apr 12, 2026

US-Iran Islamabad talks collapse; Trump threatens naval blockade

Apr 11, 2026

US Navy begins Hormuz mine clearing; Iran disputes transit

Apr 9, 2026

House GOP blocks Iran war powers vote during pro forma session

Trump threatened to destroy "a whole civilization" and 85 lawmakers called for his removal

Apr 7, 2026

Trump threatened to destroy "a whole civilization" and 85 lawmakers called for his removal

Apr 1, 2026

446 hospitals face closure from $1 trillion Medicaid cuts

House Ethics panel says Rep Cherfilus McCormick committed 25 violations tied to campaign funds

Mar 27, 2026

House Ethics panel says Rep Cherfilus McCormick committed 25 violations tied to campaign funds

House passes Deporting Fraudsters Act making benefits fraud a deportation ground

Mar 18, 2026

House passes Deporting Fraudsters Act making benefits fraud a deportation ground

Five presidents honor Jesse Jackson as civil rights giant who transformed Democratic politics and opened door for Obama

Mar 6, 2026

Five presidents honor Jesse Jackson as civil rights giant who transformed Democratic politics and opened door for Obama

House rejects Iran war powers 219-212 as four Democrats side with Trump, cementing unilateral presidential war authority

Mar 5, 2026

House rejects Iran war powers 219-212 as four Democrats side with Trump, cementing unilateral presidential war authority

DHS enters 17th day of partial shutdown as Senate filibuster blocks deportation funding

Mar 3, 2026

DHS enters 17th day of partial shutdown as Senate filibuster blocks deportation funding

Pentagon told Congress Iran attack was not imminent as Trump claimed threat

Mar 2, 2026

Pentagon told Congress Iran attack was not imminent as Trump claimed threat

Congress schedules war powers votes as Massie, Paul, and Davidson break with GOP on Iran strikes

Mar 1, 2026

Congress schedules war powers votes as Massie, Paul, and Davidson break with GOP on Iran strikes

Trump starts Iran war without Congress triggering constitutional crisis

Feb 28, 2026

Trump starts Iran war without Congress triggering constitutional crisis

Congress scrambles to vote on war powers after Iran strikes begin

Feb 28, 2026

Congress scrambles to vote on war powers after Iran strikes begin

US and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury seeking regime change in Iran

Feb 28, 2026

US and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury seeking regime change in Iran

White House sends DHS shutdown counteroffer; Democrats say they're reviewing it

Feb 27, 2026

White House sends DHS shutdown counteroffer; Democrats say they're reviewing it

Spanberger delivers Democratic SOTU response from Colonial Williamsburg

Feb 24, 2026

Spanberger delivers Democratic SOTU response from Colonial Williamsburg

Trump delivers first formal State of the Union of his second term

Feb 24, 2026

Trump delivers first formal State of the Union of his second term

Feb 20, 2026

CBO says Trump's new borrowing adds $1.4 trillion to federal debt by 2035