Jeffries Declines to Detail Punishments for 2 Democrats Who Backed GOP

Democratic Defectors Save GOP Vote, Jeffries Faces Crisis

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries faces a disciplinary crisis after two centrist Democrats broke ranks to save a failing Republican procedural vote, and his own caucus cannot agree on whether to punish them or look the other way. Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington voted Tuesday in favor of a […]

Jeffries threatens ‘serious response’ after Democrats help GOP advance anti-socialism vote

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., threatened Thursday to pursue a "serious response" against two Democratic lawmakers during an appearanc...

Jeffries threatens 'serious response' after Democrats help GOP advance anti-socialism vote

Hakeem Jeffries threatened a "serious response" against Democratic Reps. Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez after they broke with House Democrats on a key procedural vote.

Jeffries declines to detail punishments for 2 Democrats who backed GOP

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to detail punishments for two Democratic lawmakers who voted with Republicans to advance GOP-led bills.

House Democratic Leaders Weigh Consequences for 2 Members Who Voted With GOP

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 1, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Jeffries, Democrats shift tone, aim to move beyond defector scandal

House Democrats appear ready to move beyond the defection scandal that riled the caucus earlier in the week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies had declared on Tuesday that the move by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) to back a GOP rule constituted “a significant breach of…