House Democratic leaders are placing an early emphasis on healthcare as they discuss their immediate priorities upon the swearing in of a new Congress on Jan. 3

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) encouraged his GOP colleagues to “maximize our remaining days in power” by preparing for an expected onslaught of Democratic investigations. In a letter to...

via BBC News — Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power.

via The Hill News — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is set to speak Wednesday after Democrats secured enough seats to reclaim control of the House in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Jeffries is now poised to become the next House Speaker when the new Congress convenes in January, putting him at the forefront of Democrats’ efforts to challenge President Trump’s…

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via The Hill News — Democrats may come out of the midterm elections with control of the House, a small majority in the Senate and a feeling of elation they’ve been missing for years. But what comes after that may be the harder part. Even a decisive win in November would not erase the problems that have plagued the party…

via Robert Reich — Friends, Democrats have a good shot at taking control of the House and perhaps even the Senate, Trump’s approval ratings are among the lowest of any president on record, and the 80-year-old president is looking and acting ever more demented. So how long will he last, and what’s likely to do him in? I’ve posed that question to an array of president watchers, advisers, and historians, and I’ve grouped their responses below. (None talked about him dying in office, although that possibility can’t be

House Republican majority hits a razor-thin margin as a new Democrat is sworn in, threatening upcoming legislation. Find out what happened.