5 US House races shift toward Democrats: Cook Political Report
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the GOP and Democratic Party vie for control of the House chamber during the 2026 midterm election cycle, The Cook Political Report has shifted five districts toward Democrats, and one toward Republicans. The analysis shifts two districts in Ohio in the Democrats’ favor. Ohio’s 1st […]
Trump-backed Republican pads GOP’s fragile House majority by winning showdown for MTG’s former seat
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! RINGGOLD, GA — Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller just gave House Speaker Mike Johnson a little bit of breathing room as the GOP clings to a razor-thin majority in Congress. Fuller, who was backed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in a […]
WATCH: House Democrat gets unexpected response when he asks constituents about voter ID requirements
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democratic lawmaker created an online firestorm after appearing to inadvertently make the case for stricter voter ID requirements while criticizing a Trump-backed election bill. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., repeatedly said Monday that Democrats were not against voter identification at the ballot box as he discussed […]
Jeffries declines to break with indicted Democrat after ethics panel’s guilty verdict
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of lawmakers found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, but House Democratic leadership is standing by their embattled colleague. “As I understand it, the Ethics Committee has one final step in their process, so I’m not going […]
House GOP rams through new DHS funding plan with shutdown far from over
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure that would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security late Friday, but the 43-day shutdown could drag on for several more weeks. The two-month funding extension approved by the House is likely dead on arrival in the Senate, […]
House Republicans pass rival DHS plan, setting up Senate fight as shutdown set to become longest in history
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans passed a short-term funding patch for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the fierce objections of Democratic lawmakers late Friday evening. But the 42-day shutdown that has snarled air travel and left tens of thousands of federal employees without pay is far from […]
Flashback: Jeffries called failing to fully fund DHS an ‘abdication of responsibility’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., once said that failing to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was “legislative malpractice” — a position he is now rejecting in the current funding standoff with Republicans. “We are here today to do a single job, and […]
Top Dems assert there’s risk ICE agents could ‘kill’ travelers under Trump airport plan
[ad_1] Democrats fight ICE airport deployment Jonathan Fahey, former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary, discusses Democrats’ opposition to deploying ICE agents at airports and criticizes Chicago’s sanctuary city policy after an illegal Venezuelan migrant is charged with murdering an 18-year-old. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said that […]
House GOP targeting vulnerable Dems over DHS shutdown, TSA chaos
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans are targeting vulnerable districts in the 2026 midterms over the Department of Homeland Security shutdown and burgeoning Transportation Security Administration security chaos. “House Democrats shut down Homeland Security while TSA agents work for free and Americans sit in hours-long security lines,” National Republican Congressional […]
Trump ties deal reopening DHS to passage of SAVE America Act, implores Republicans ‘kill the filibuster and stay in DC for Easter’
[ad_1] President Trump claimed Sunday evening that he has no interest in any agreement to reopen the Department of Homeland Security that also does not include passage of the SAVE America Act to tighten requirements to vote in federal elections. “I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left […]