Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) seemed skeptical Wednesday about the potential effectiveness of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) proposed wealth tax, suggesting it may drive more people to flee south rather than pay. “I think that if Mamdani’s law were to go forward and he would increase taxes … you’ll see more people move…
Billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner denied firsthand knowledge of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity in a deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, garnering skepticism from Democrats. Wexner, who employed Epstein as a financial manager through the 1990s and early 2000s, told the panel he was conned by Epstein,…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Wednesday that Democrats are “steadfast” in their demands for specific reforms to President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. Those reforms are at the heart of the partisan impasse that’s halted funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the last five days, setting the stage for what could…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday that he had met with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), a critic of mid-cycle redistricting, and urged him to have his chamber vote on a new set of congressional lines passed by the Maryland House of Delegates. Jeffries said in a statement that he met…
Several House and Senate Democrats will skip President Trump’s State of the Union address next week to attend counter-programming events near the U.S. Capitol highlighting the impact of the administration’s policies. Trump is scheduled to address Congress on Feb. 24, a speech that comes amid an uproar over his immigration policies, fueled in part by…
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will join top Democratic leaders for a fundraising event in California next month as the party builds its warchest for the midterm elections. The comedian is scheduled to join House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) fundraising event…
A Democratic-aligned Colorado group is launching an effort to redistrict in the Centennial State after 2026 as the redistricting wars show no signs of letting up. Coloradans for a Level Playing Field filed four different versions for a ballot initiative on Tuesday, which would all largely ask voters to temporarily pass a new House map for the 2028 and 2030 elections, allowing them…