Sunday, June 28

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Topic: House Democrats

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Sunday, 6/28, 01:38 AM

Jeffries Faces a Party Divided as Democratic Socialists Surge Into Congress

A wave of democratic-socialist primary wins — several at the direct expense of his own endorsed candidates — is forcing House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to manage the sharpest ideological divide his leadership has yet faced heading into the 2026 midterms.

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