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• The Memo: Misfire on Hegseth vote adds to Democratic tensions

  11-11-2026 23:56 via House News
  
  Democrats admit they fumbled Tuesday when they allowed House Republicans to block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Now the question is whether the embarrassing misfire can be chalked up to one-off disorganization or is symptomatic of a larger problem. Among progressives, irritation goes beyond the specifics of the failure of the Hegseth...
  
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• Trump embraces Huang as espionage scandal shakes Nvidia

  11-11-2026 23:52 via Administration News
  
  President Trump is standing by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid the tech executive’s affair with an alleged spy, heightening national security concerns around the unfolding scandal. While tech observers and lawmakers said Trump’s quick defense of Huang was expected, the situation raises questions about Trump’s tight allyship with industry leaders, and whether it could undermine...
  
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• Trump administration announces new plan to sell public lands

  11-11-2026 23:29 via Administration News
  
  The Trump administration is planning to sell some public lands in the years ahead, it announced this week. The Interior Department “will work to decrease the size of the federal estate by offering to states, localities and Tribes the opportunity to purchase federal lands,” said a new strategic department plan for the years 2026 through...
  
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• Heating costs set to rise 7 percent this winter, report says

  11-11-2026 22:40 via House News
  
  Home heating costs this winter will be up by roughly 7.1 percent relative to last year, new data shows. American households will spend an average of $1,002 on home heating this winter, an increase of $66 from 2025, according to projections from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA). Rising oil prices amid the Iran...
  
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• Democrats cry foul after Republicans fast-track partisan veterans bill: ‘Dirty tricks’

  11-11-2026 22:39 via House News
  
  House Democrats are crying foul Wednesday after Republicans used a fast-track tactic to pass partisan legislation designed to increase pay for disabled and injured veterans. Democrats opposed the GOP’s Take Care of America's Veterans Act (TCAVA), saying it would expand some veterans’ benefits by slashing others. In her daily whip notice, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)...
  
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• Democrats cry foul after Republicans fast track partisan veterans bill: ‘Dirty tricks’

  11-11-2026 22:39 via House News
  
  House Democrats are crying foul on Wednesday after Republicans used a fast-track tactic to pass partisan legislation designed to increase pay for disabled and injured veterans. Democrats opposed the GOP’s Take Care of America's Veterans Act (TCAVA), saying it would expand some veterans’ benefits by slashing others. In her daily whip notice, Rep. Katherine Clark...
  
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• Massie secures signatures to force vote on second Epstein files petition

  11-11-2026 22:25 via House News
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced he received enough signatures from lawmakers to force a vote on his discharge petition related to files of disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. “This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II,” Massie wrote on social media. Democrats Adam...
  
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• Democrats investigate RFK Jr, donor over expensive gifts

  11-11-2026 22:01 via Administration News
  
  Two Democratic senators launched a probe into Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week after financial reports revealed he received over $250,000 in gifts last year from a former donor to his presidential campaign.In a letter addressed to the HHS secretary on Tuesday, Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (Md.) and Robert...
  
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• House Democrat responds to White House warning: 'Come at me, bro'

  11-11-2026 21:35 via House News
  
  Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) on Wednesday clapped back at the White House's threat to investigate Democrats if they plan to probe President Trump and his administration, telling administration lawyers to "Come at me, bro." "I just think we are so well situated to do our jobs. What they're saying is: 'Don't do our jobs. Don't...
  
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• Sentinel at Tomb of Unknown Soldier yells at Hegseth group to maintain decorum

  11-11-2026 21:26 via Administration News
  
  A group including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke decorum and was loudly admonished by the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.  Hegseth was accompanied by some of his senior staff for the annual Veterans Day ceremony when they stopped to take photos. In videos shared online,...
  
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• Sentinel at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier yells at Hegseth group to maintain decorum

  11-11-2026 21:26 via Administration News
  
  A group including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke decorum and was loudly admonished by the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.Hegseth was accompanied by some of his senior staff for the annual Veterans Day ceremony when they stopped to take photos. In videos shared online,...
  
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• Haley rules out 2028 White House bid

  11-11-2026 21:08 via Administration News
  
  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she will not be making a presidential bid in 2028 but noted that she will continue to “push good policy” and “support good candidates.” “I am not running in 2028, but I will continue to talk about the things that I care about,” Haley said in an interview...
  
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• These four House Democrats say traffic caused them to miss Hegseth vote

  11-11-2026 20:50 via House News
  
  Eleven Democrats missed a consequential vote in the House Tuesday on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to band together and shut down the effort. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican who joined Democrats on the losing side on a 211-204 vote, a seven-vote margin. Most of the members who missed have...
  
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• These 5 House Democrats say traffic caused them to miss Hegseth vote

  11-11-2026 20:50 via House News
  
  Eleven Democrats missed a consequential vote in the House Tuesday on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to band together and shut down the effort. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican who joined Democrats on the losing side on a 211-204 vote, a seven-vote margin. Most of the members who missed have...
  
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• These 4 House Democrats say traffic caused them to miss Hegseth vote

  11-11-2026 20:50 via House News
  
  Eleven Democrats missed a consequential vote in the House Tuesday on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to band together and shut down the effort. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican who joined Democrats on the losing side on a 211-204 vote, a seven-vote margin. Most of the members who missed have...
  
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• Watch live: Johnson, Jeffries lead Veterans Day tribute at Capitol

  11-11-2026 20:06 via House News
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will lead a bipartisan, all-member Veterans Day ceremony from the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, honoring U.S. service members past and present. The tribute comes a week after Democrats' sweeping midterm victories. House Republicans elected their leaders for the 120th Congress a...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Massie's Hegseth impeachment articles 'completely legitimate'

  11-11-2026 19:59 via Administration News
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday backed up Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “So, of course, I'm supportive of impeaching Secretary Hegseth. I think that Massie’s articles are completely legitimate. So, I also believe that we'll see,” Ocasio-Cortez said outside the Capitol on Tuesday night when asked about...
  
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• Senate committee sets key vote for Trump FDA nominee

  11-11-2026 19:54 via Administration News
  
  The Senate health committee scheduled a key vote next week for Dr. Heidi Overton to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even as her path forward is not assured.  According to a committee press release, the vote on Overton’s nomination is scheduled for Nov. 18. The committee will also vote on...
  
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• Alina Habba Mildon loses $50M contract after Trump criticism

  11-11-2026 19:22 via Administration News
  
  Alina Habba Mildon, a former attorney for President Trump, has reportedly been fired from a multi-million-dollar contract with a family company tied to a billionaire banker who recently received a presidential pardon. Concord Partners, a Florida-based company established by the daughter of Venezuelan billionaire Julio Herrera Velutini, terminated Mildon’s $50 million contract in a Nov....
  
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• Biden says he didn't hide cancer diagnosis while president

  11-11-2026 18:53 via Administration News
  
  Former President Biden said in an interview published Wednesday he did not hide his aggressive stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis while he was in the White House, adding he would not have sought a second term had he been diagnosed early. People magazine released an interview with the 46th president ahead of the release of...
  
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• Trump shouts out Hegseth to applause in Veteran's Day speech: 'He loves you'

  11-11-2026 18:32 via Administration News
  
  President Trump shouted out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attendance at a Veteran’s Day wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington national cemetary, prompting applause from the assembled crowd. “I had a feeling that was going to happen,” Trump said of the reaction. “He’s done a fantastic job and he loves you and protects you. He’s all about you.”...
  
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• Republican Turner says Ramaswamy ad sunk his reelection in Ohio

  11-11-2026 18:25 via House News
  
  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said he believes a controversial ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy may have cost him his reelection bid in the end, suggesting he did not expect losing his House seat. “That final ad from Vivek really was kind of a lightning strike at the end, and it had an impact...
  
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• Republican Turner says Ramaswamy ad sunk his re-election in Ohio

  11-11-2026 18:25 via House News
  
  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said he believes a controversial ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy may have cost him his reelection bid in the end, suggesting he did not expect losing his House seat. “That final ad from Vivek really was kind of a lightning strike at the end, and it had an impact...
  
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• El-Sayed on call for Hegseth resignation: 'You're not good at this'

  11-11-2026 18:00 via Administration News
  
  Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D) addressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, asking him to “just resign” amid mounting calls for his impeachment. During an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, El-Sayed threw out an open question to Hegseth, saying, “Why are you still doing this job? You are really bad at this.” El-Sayed, who recently...
  
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• Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats

  11-11-2026 17:51 via Administration News
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved from his home in the nation’s capital to a military base due to Iranian threats, a source familiar with the situation told The Hill. Security concerns regarding Bessent increased after the Wall Street Journal published an article in January 2025 that included an aerial photo of Bessent’s Georgetown mansion, the...
  
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• Watch live: House Freedom Caucus charts path forward after GOP midterm losses

  11-11-2026 17:24 via House News
  
  Members of the House Freedom Caucus will hold a news conference Wednesday as Republicans grapple with sweeping midterm losses that cost them control of both chambers of Congress. The group, often regarded as the most right-leaning bloc in the lower chamber, is pushing GOP leaders to make one final legislative push before Democrats take power...
  
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• Republicans are 'going to have to start moving on' from Trump: Erick Erickson

  11-11-2026 17:24 via Administration News
  
  Conservative commentator Erick Erickson decried President Trump’s postelection messaging, criticizing the president for doubling down on remarks that the midterms were “rigged” after his party’s big losses. “The Republicans are going to get pummeled in 2028 if they don’t figure this out,” Erickson told NewsNation’s Lauren Wright. “The message to Republicans needs to be, 'Get...
  
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• Republicans are 'going to have to have to start moving on' from Trump: Erick Erickson

  11-11-2026 17:24 via Administration News
  
  Conservative commentator Erick Erickson decried President Trump’s post-election messaging, criticizing the president for doubling down on remarks that the midterms were “rigged” after his party’s big losses. “The Republicans are going to get pummeled in 2028 if they don’t figure this out,” Erickson told NewsNation’s Lauren Wright. “The message to Republicans needs to be, get...
  
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• Mulvaney: 'Animosity aimed at the White House right now is real'

  11-11-2026 17:23 via Administration News
  
  Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney suggested that President Trump's grip on congressional Republicans is weakening amid growing frustration with the White House following the GOP's midterm losses. “The animosity aimed at the White House right now is real,” Mulvaney said during an appearance on NewsNation, adding that he has spoken with some...
  
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• Live updates: Trump, Vance mark Veterans Day at Arlington

  11-11-2026 17:15 via Administration News
  
  President Trump, Vice President Vance and first lady Melania Trump are commemorating Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Trump is then set to deliver remarks. The sprawling military burial ground has recently been at the center of the debate surrounding the president's proposed...
  
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• House Democrat: 'Mr. Hegseth's days are numbered'

  11-11-2026 17:07 via House News
  
  Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) on Tuesday evening issued a stark warning to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after House Republicans shelved an effort to impeach the Pentagon chief.“I think Mr. Hegseth’s days are numbered,” Dean told The Hill’s broadcast partner, NewsNation’s Jackie Koppell. “Whether it’s by impeachment or the president removing him or his own...
  
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• Trump targets NY Times over coverage of Bedminster suit, C-SPAN call

  11-11-2026 16:43 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Wednesday blasted The New York Times over its reporting on a sexual harassment settlement in connection with his Bedminster, N.J., golf club, as well as his recent phone call into C-SPAN. "The New York Times incorrectly reported that 'Mr. Trump called into the premier of a C-Span show, APPARENTLY WITHOUT NOTICE.' This...
  
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• Trump targets New York Times over coverage of Bedminster suit, C-SPAN call

  11-11-2026 16:43 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Wednesday blasted The New York Times over its reporting on a sexual harassment settlement in connection with his Bedminster, N.J., golf club, as well as his recent phone call into C-SPAN. "The New York Times incorrectly reported that 'Mr. Trump called into the premier of a C-Span show, APPARENTLY WITHOUT NOTICE.' This...
  
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• Almost half of MAGA Trump supporters call movement a loser in midterms: Survey

  11-11-2026 16:41 via Administration News
  
  Nearly half of MAGA supporters say their movement was a loser in the midterms, according to a new poll.  In a new poll from Politico, 45 percent of MAGA supporters of President Trump said the movement was the loser in last week's election results, while 59 percent of respondents overall said the same. Thirty-four percent...
  
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• ‘I would vote to impeach’ Hegseth, says Marjorie Taylor Greene

  11-11-2026 16:24 via House News
  
  “If I were in Congress today, I would vote to impeach," Greene said.
  
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• Trump declares 'huge victory' after judge allows suit against BBC to proceed 

  11-11-2026 16:09 via Administration News
  
  President Trump celebrated a federal judge’s decision on Tuesday to permit his defamation case against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to proceed.  The president called U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz’s ruling “a Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth” in a Truth Social post. In the Tuesday ruling, the Trump-appointed...
  
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• Watch live: Trump marks Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery

  11-11-2026 16:04 via Administration News
  
  President Trump will deliver remarks Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day and honor U.S. service members and military organizations. Trump will also participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alongside first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance, among others. Veterans Affairs Secretary...
  
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• Ben Ferguson: 'My name has been floated' as next White House press secretary

  11-11-2026 16:03 via Administration News
  
  Conservative commentator and talk show host Ben Ferguson said he might be in the run to become the White House’s next press secretary, saying he knew his name “has been floated.” During an appearance on Fox News, when asked whether he is up for this job, Ferguson said “Look, my name has been floated around...
  
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• White House pushes back on Democrats, saying investigations could 'cross the line' into crime

  11-11-2026 15:39 via House News
  
  The White House has floated that it may seek to investigate the investigators in the incoming Congress, writing Monday in a letter to Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that their probes “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” The letter showcases the Trump administration's aggressive stance toward coming investigations from congressional...
  
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• White House asserts Democratic investigations could 'cross the line into blatant criminality'

  11-11-2026 15:39 via Administration News
  
  The White House floated that it may seek to investigate the investigators in the incoming Congress, writing in a letter to Oversight Democrats that their probes “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” The Monday letter, first reported by Punchbowl on Wednesday, showcases the Trump administration's aggressive stance toward coming investigations from congressional Democrats, who...
  
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• House Democrat rips colleagues who missed Hegseth vote: 'Shameful' 

  11-11-2026 15:29 via Administration News
  
  Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Calif.) on Tuesday evening decried the 11 members of her party who missed a House vote to advance impeachment proceedings against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.House Republicans effectively tabled the measure, with the chamber voting 211-204 to refer the resolution to committee. No Democrats voted against advancing the measure in the...
  
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• Live updates: Trump, Vance to mark Veterans Day at Arlington

  11-11-2026 15:06 via Administration News
  
  President Trump, Vice President Vance and first lady Melania Trump are set to commemorate Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. The Trumps are set to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. EST, and the president will deliver remarks 30 minutes later. The sprawling military burial ground has recently been at the center of...
  
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• Bessent calls for more balanced trade with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks

  11-11-2026 15:02 via Administration News
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. and China should have a “more balanced” trading relationship, days after President Trump said he expects to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. “The U.S. trade imbalance with China has long been a source of friction,” Bessent said at the National Committee on U.S.-China...
  
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• What did Epstein’s banks know? Democrats want to find out

  11-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Democrats on Capitol Hill are vowing to probe major banks with ties to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once their new congressional majorities become official in January. Those investigations, Democrats say, will provide insight into whether executives at financial institutions, such as JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, were aware of or...
  
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• Nvidia spy scandal could reshape fight over AI chips and China 

  11-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged Chinese spy is putting a microscope on the company's influence on AI chip policy in Washington and throwing new momentum behind a trio of bills aiming to place restrictions on chip sales abroad. Huang's disclosure of his affair with a Chinese businessperson, who U.S. officials concluded was...
  
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• Jordan looks to move Republicans beyond midterm rout

  11-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  House Republicans on Tuesday tapped Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress, betting that a conservative spitfire — and onetime leadership nemesis — can restore the fight to a party battered by the midterms and scrambling for a path back to power. In brief comments right out of the...
  
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• Inside Democrats’ plan to put Wall Street on trial over Jeffrey Epstein

  11-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Democrats on Capitol Hill are vowing to probe major banks with ties to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once their new congressional majorities become official in January. Those investigations, Democrats say, will provide insight into whether executives at financial institutions, such as JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, were aware of or...
  
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• Democrats and Republicans unite to investigate Nvidia, but diverge on whether Trump is at fault

  11-11-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Republicans and Democrats are showing rare unity in their calls for investigations into whether Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compromised U.S. national security after admitting he had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.The revelation surfaces a host of concerns that cut across committees related to intelligence, foreign relations and banking and finance, diving deep...
  
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• Dean says she's considering challenging Fetterman in 2028

  11-11-2026 04:44 via House News
  
  Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said Tuesday she is “considering” challenging Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in 2028, as more Democrats weigh bids to unseat the incumbent. “I’m going to be considering it,” Dean said in an interview with Politico. “I have been concerned about, really, two things, which is his family and his health … and...
  
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• House Democrat says traffic incident prevented her and others from voting on Hegseth impeachment

  11-11-2026 04:09 via House News
  
  Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said Tuesday that she and other lawmakers were unable to reach the Capitol in time to vote against a Republican effort to block the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth because of a traffic incident and a police escort. “Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the...
  
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