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“The notion of challenging a bona fide icon a month before the midterm election strikes me as a monumental distraction from the goal of winning the midterms and presenting a united front as a party,” said Rep. Torres.
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Inside the early GOP reckoning after historic defeat politi.co/48FFqO4
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NEWS: Rep. Maxine Waters has officially launched her bid to remain as the top House Financial Services Dem
Read her "Dear Colleague" letter here
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SCOOP: Jeffries spokesperson says Senate permitting bill “falls short,” calls for more House input before they can support it:
"[It] falls short in several areas, including the manner in which NEPA reform is undertaken and the failure to adequately protect tribal sovereignty.
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NEW: President Trump went all-in on an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting push to protect the GOP’s House majority. The blue wave washed right over it.
Now, Republicans are questioning whether the multi-state mission was worth the energy it required.
Leaders of the plan are still defending it. After all, three of the four House seats Republicans will flip were redrawn. And it will likely still help long term.
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NEWS: Rep. Sean Casten has officially launched his bid to lead House Financial Services Democrats
Read his "dear colleague" letter here
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News- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is running to chair the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance subcommittee.
He would focus on oversight of implementing ROAD and of HUD’s fair housing and homelessness policy changes, among others.
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NEW: French Hill barely won reelection in Little Rock, and he blames Trump for dragging down Republicans.
“President Trump’s unfavorability had a lot of impact on races across the country."
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NEW: French Hill barely won reelection in Little Rock, and he blames Trump for dragging down Republicans.
“President Trump’s unfavorability had a lot of impact on races across the country."
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Winning by less than two percentage points, this is the closest race Hill has faced in his eight elections for the seat. His 2018 election was the next closest— he won by 6.3 percentage points.
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Had a little too much fun the morning after the election chatting about what the results mean for the financial industry with Rob and Brendan
Had an absolute blast chatting with @vtg2 and @BrendanPedersen for the post-election roundtable. What does Dems massive victory mean for banks, crypto, AI and much, much more? Listen in!
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Rep. Foster is actively discussing with Rep. Waters reforms for the House Financial Services Committee that would further enable subcommittee chairs, the Illinois Democrat confirmed in an interview Wednesday.
w/ @Jasper_Goodman
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New-Rep. BillFoster is pushing for AI banking policy to be a top agenda item for the House Financial Services Committee next Congress.
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Dems are euphoric after states across the country voted to paint Congress blue. But the message from the election should be sobering: People are angry about the cost of living, & they want their representatives to do something about it.
My latest column:
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Texas. Florida. Pennsylvania. Colorado. Arizona. Nevada. California.
The historic landslide of Latino voters toward Democrats hit battleground after battleground Tuesday, crumbling the coalition that helped carry President Donald Trump to victory just one cycle ago.
“This is an earthquake.”
W/ @sambbenson @jsscppr
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New: A remarkable streak of wins in farm country delivered Democrats majority control of Congress last night
Now Democrats have to put their vision for agriculture policy into action.
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🚨NEWS — House Dems just locked in leadership elections for Nov 18 at 9am
In a notice to members, Dem leadership adds, “We expect to reconvene this organizational meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, to complete our leadership elections. Please note that organizational business pertaining to committee chair elections will occur at a later date.”
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Democrats won big in both chambers. What do they want to do with their power? @politico policy reporters across newsroom weigh in here
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Tuesday’s blue wave swept away a significant number of House Financial Services Republicans.
So far 10/30 members won’t be returning next year, whether they lost tonight or otherwise, with several competitive races yet to be called.
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There’s another loser in the 2026 midterms: the cryptocurrency industry.
“This is an awful night for crypto,” said one industry lobbyist. “From a Hill perspective, they are going to be lit on fire against crypto.”
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