Booker and Jeffries have hosted a number of Democratic lawmakers on the steps of the Capitol throughout the protest.

The Democratic lawmakers are voicing their opposition to the Republican budget plan, which includes potential cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two native New Yorkers and Democratic Socialists — did something Tuesday that no California Democrats likely could: turn out 26,000 people for a ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laughed at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s recent dig during an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures before firing back in kind. At issue?

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took aim at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the weekend, delivering a blistering critique of the Trump appointee’s latest stance on diversity, equity ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday after the New York Democrat called him and other Trump appointees "Dumb Effing Individuals," a play on the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson almost dared the Republican hardliners to defy Trump and risk upending what the president calls the “big, beautiful bill," which is central to his agenda of tax cuts, mass ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday to engage in a debate over the policy implications of Republican budget plans. "Over the weekend, the Senate ...

You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. Jeffries requested the debate, formally known as a colloquy, be held on Wednesday. "I look forward to a one ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries railed against a budget bill that would advance President Donald Trump's agenda as legislation that would take food from the mouths of babies in order to ...