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Doubts vanish as Democrats unite over Biden’s 2024 bid: ‘He will win’

House Democrats issues’ conference sees lawmakers across party’s ideological spectrum embrace idea of president’s re-election

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Democrats see laws they passed last year as route back to majority

After losing a net of nine seats in November, House Democrats are holding a party conference with President Joe Biden as a leadoff speaker.

Roll Call

Where is Gavin Newsom? Don’t try checking his schedule, because chances are you won’t find one

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s easy to know where President Joe Biden plans to be Thursday night. His schedule says he’s hosting a showing of the movie “Till” in the White House East Room.

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Embattled Representative George Santos steps down from committees

The Republican from New York faces ongoing scrutiny into his finances as well as falsehoods he made during his campaign.

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Spanberger takes swing-district views to Democratic leaders

WASHINGTON — Rep. Abigail Spanberger dismisses the idea that Democrats can’t win and hold conservative districts, despite some notable losses — including by fellow Agriculture Committee colleague Cindy Axne — in the 2022 elections.

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Spanberger takes swing-district views to Democratic leaders - Roll Call

Rep. Spanberger says party leaders, who won by an average of 33 percentage points in 2022, need to hear from swing-district Democrats.

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Democrats await key decisions on House Appropriations seats

WASHINGTON — House Democrats this week will fill out their party’s committee assignments, which will involve a switch among top party leaders serving on Appropriations and removing four members from Ways and Means to adhere to a bipartisan agreement on committee ratios.

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Democrats await key decisions on House Appropriations seats - Roll Call

House Democrats will fill out their party’s committee assignments, which will involve a switch among top party leaders on Appropriations.

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Ilhan Omar To Be Booted From House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kevin McCarthy Says

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is expected to removed Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her committee assignment.

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House GOP stops short of specific spending-cut demands for debt limit

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are refraining from making specific demands for federal spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, offering a hint of flexibility that could allow Congress to avert risking a US payment default later this year.

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US justice department investigating papers stored at Biden’s former institute

Classified documents found by president’s personal lawyers while closing out office at UPenn’s Biden Center for Diplomacy

The Guardian - US

Final defense authorization bill removes most House provisions on hate groups

WASHINGTON — The lawmakers who wrote this year’s final defense authorization bill deleted or diluted all eight House-passed NDAA provisions pertaining to extremism in the U.S. military or American society.

Tribune News Service

Final NDAA removes most House provisions on hate groups - Roll Call

Most of the provisions aimed at identifying and removing extremism in the U.S. military were stripped out of the annual defense policy bill.

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Clyburn backed by acclamation as Democrats fill out leadership team

WASHINGTON — House Democrats continued Thursday to set their leadership team for the next Congress, approving outgoing House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn as assistant Democratic leader and picking four members to run the caucus’ messaging arm, among other posts.

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Clyburn backed by acclamation as Democrats fill out leadership team - Roll Call

House Democrats approved outgoing House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn as assistant Democratic leader, among other posts.

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Lieu elected vice chair of House Democratic Caucus

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ted Lieu won a four-way contest Wednesday to be the next House Democratic Caucus vice chair, replacing fellow Californian Pete Aguilar, who was elected to serve as caucus chair.

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Jeffries elected first Black leader of a congressional caucus

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday officially elected New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as their next leader by unanimous consent, making him the first Black lawmaker to lead a congressional party caucus.

Los Angeles Times

House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as Congress’ first Black party leader

WASHINGTON — House Democrats tapped Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Wednesday to lead them in the next Congress, and elected California Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Caucus chair.

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House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black leader in Congress

New York congressman will assume role of minority leader early next year, inheriting position held for decades by Pelosi

Los Angeles Times

House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as Congress’ first Black party leader

WASHINGTON — House Democrats tapped Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Wednesday to lead them in the next Congress, and elected California Rep. Pete Aguilar of California as House Democratic Caucus chair.

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Lieu elected vice chair of House Democratic Caucus - Roll Call

House Democrats on Wednesday elected California Rep. Ted Lieu to be vice chair of the party caucus next year.

The Independent UK

Next generation: Hakeem Jeffries set to lead House Democrats

House Democrats are poised to usher in a new generation of leaders

WEKU

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats

Jeffries will replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the top elected Democratic leader. He represents a generational shift and faces challenges in a GOP House in January.

Tribune News Service

Democrats compete to do ‘unglamorous’ work in House leadership posts

WASHINGTON — With promises to do “hard, unglamorous” work, help colleagues connect with constituents and navigate an ever changing media landscape, House Democrats are competing for open posts in the party’s leadership.

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Democrats compete to do ‘unglamorous’ work in House leadership posts - Roll Call

With top jobs settled, Democrats are vying for roles in the next Congress that include party messaging and managing the caucus.

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