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Democrats in Congress are warming to a strategy of maximum retaliation in response to Republicans' efforts to draw more favorable congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections.
Why it matters: This is a rare moment in which House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his members are perfectly aligned with the demands of their grassroots base to fight fire with fire.
Congressman Ted Lieu held a telephone town hall July 30 with three top health officials from his 36th District about what will happen now that “The Big Beautiful Bill Act” has become law. It was signed by President Trump July 4. Lieu opposed it.
The House Oversight Committee is preparing to subpoena the Justice Department for its files related to the sex trafficking investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, after three Republicans broke with their party to join Democrats to vote on the matter.
California Democrats, who have long been critical of gerrymandering, appear to be on board with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to redraw their state’s congressional maps in their favor. They say they have no choice.
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives continue to spar over the release of additional files related to the federal investigation into deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Democrats are showing they’re ready to get dirty and hit President Trump where it hurts by stoking the Jeffrey Epstein controversy that’s severed his MAGA movement.
California Rep. Ted Lieu thinks regulating artificial intelligence is an area where Republicans and Democrats like him can work together.
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that there is “no inflation,” consumer prices jumped in June, rising to an annual rate of 2.7%—the highest level in months. Economists cite the President’s tariffs, now beginning to take effect, along with rising costs for food, energy, and rent.
Just two and a half years after OpenAI stunned the world with ChatGPT, AI is no longer only answering questions — it is taking actions. We are now entering the era of AI agents, in which AI large language models don’t just passively provide information in response to your queries, they actively go into the world and do things for — or potentially against — you.
With President Donald Trump's massive tax break for billionaires at the expense of Medicaid and crucial public services passing the House on Thursday afternoon, Democratic officials condemned the legislation — and vowed that Trump and his supporters would rue the day.