Jeffries all but dares Texas GOP to redraw district lines: ‘Careful what you wish for’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sees a potential path to a Democratic majority in an unlikely place: deep-red Texas.  The White House is reportedly pressing Texas Republicans to redraw the lines for U.S. House districts to help Republicans keep hold of their razor-thin majority in next year’s midterm elections.  Jeffries, who is already forecasting that…

Walmart heiress funds anti-Trump ad

Billionaire Walmart heiress Christy Walton has taken aim at President Trump by sponsoring a full-page ad in the New York Times, encouraging people to participate in peaceful protests against his second presidency.

Jeffries urges Stefanik to jump into NY governor’s race

As Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) mulls a bid for New York’s governorship, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is offering some unsolicited advice: Please do. “Here’s my political advice for Elise Stefanik: Run, Elise, run,” Jeffries told reporters on Thursday in the Capitol. The remarks are an early indication that New York Democrats like the…