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House progressives are adding to their ranks heading into the 118th Congress, with one newcomer calling the freshman Democratic class "an incredible step forward" in terms of age and diversity.

With a new ward map and many open seats, the City Council could look very different after the Feb. 28 election.

Both Iowa and New Hampshire have vowed to follow their state laws and hold their presidential nominating processes first, risking punishment.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, whom House Democrats elected to succeed Nancy Pelosi as party leader in January, made clear that he won't let the far-left flank, or any other faction, rule the caucus.

On Thursday, Congress voted to impose a contract on 120,000 freight railroad workers and preempt the first national rail stoppage in 30 years. The move ends three years of negotiations, mediation, and federal intervention under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the federal law that governs railroad workers. In the final months of the process, rail workers voted down several

Local homeless advocates and Democratic lawmakers have lambasted Adams' new policy, arguing it’s a slippery slope to give police officers discretion to make such determinations while also raising concern about a lack of resources and staff to accommodate emergency hospitalizations.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who House Democrats elected to succeed Nancy Pelosi as party leader, made clear when he takes over in January that he isn't going to let the far-left flank, or any other faction, rule the caucus.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, whom House Democrats elected to succeed Nancy Pelosi as party leader in January, made clear that he won't let the far-left flank, or any other faction, rule the caucus.

The House will vote first on imposing a tentative agreement to avert a rail strike, then on a second measure to add seven days of paid sick leave for railroad workers.