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May 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. — This week, House Democrats’ Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force elevated their fight against the Trump Administration’s illegal attacks on the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship to the highest court in the land—filing an amicus brief for the  three birthright citizenship cases currently before the United States Supreme Court (


April 30, 2025

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the following speech on what a disaster for the American people that Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been and how costs, chaos and corruption are all up, thanks to the President and his Rubber Stamp Republicans.


April 28, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight back against the reckless Republican plan to enact the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in history.

April 28, 2025

Dear Colleague:

I write as we enter a pivotal moment in our effort to stop the reckless Republican budget. House Democrats remain strongly opposed to the GOP plan to enact the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in American history. We will continue to push back aggressively as Republicans attempt to jam this toxic legislation down the throats of the American people.


April 28, 2025
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: For over three decades, Congressman Gerry Connolly has tenaciously served the hardworking people of Northern Virginia with integrity. 

April 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have concluded a day-long sit-in on the US Capitol steps that began at sunrise today, calling Americans to action to protect Medicaid and other vital safety net programs from devastating cuts proposed in Trump and Congressional Republicans’ budget bill.


April 27, 2025

Washington, DC — For millions of Americans, Sundays are a day of faith, spirituality and moral reflection.


April 25, 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Ranking Member Meeks and members of the bipartisan congressional delegation he is leading, where they emphasized the importance of the strong relationship between the United States and Denmark, particularly during this moment of significant global uncertainty.

April 24, 2025
The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A case in which 20 states moved to sue the administration for its plans to place fifty percent of the Department’s workforce on administrative leave, effectively shuttering a congressionally authorized agency by way of executive fiat.