Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's House seat — NBC News NBC News projects that Mejia, a progressive activist, defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in the Democratic-leaning 11th District.

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Democrat Analilia Mejia wins special House election • New Jersey Monitor Analilia Mejia will succeed fellow Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill as the 11th Congressional District’s House rep.

Progressive wins NJ special election for US House seat. "[Analilia] Mejia... [attacked]... Trump’s mass detention & deportation agenda, [characterized] Israel’s attacks in Gaza as a genocide & [advocated]... universal health care and raising the minimum wage." newjerseymonitor.com/2026/04/16/a...

In a big loss for Mike Johnson, the House rejected his proposed reauthorization of a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens…

Good. 😎✨

Trump suffers major blow as 20 Republicans 'revolt' in chaotic late-night scramble A total of 20 Republican lawmakers “revolted” against President Donald Trump early Friday morning by refusing to back a bill that would extend a controversial surveillance program, and despite the pre...

“We just defeated Johnson’s efforts to sneak through a 5-year FISA authorization tonight,” Khanna said. “Now, they will have to fight in daylight.”

Trump wanted “a clean” five year extension to FISA.

The House gave themselves another two weeks to figure it out.

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⚡️Strait of Hormuz Fully Open? Trump Announces Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire. House Votes to Extend Warrantless Surveillance on You. Anti-Vax RFK Jr Hates DEI. Mamdani vs the Rich. Hegseth’s vs Pope Continues. Zelensky Calls for War Crimes Tribunal.

In New Jersey, progressive Democrat Analilia Mejía has won a special election to fill a vacant House seat.
Mejía is the daughter of a Colombian garment worker and a Dominican laborer, and a former union organizer who served as national political director for Bernie Sanders in 2020.

Democrats urge Kendall Scudder to forgo state party chair In an open letter, former staffers and other insiders said the state party has fallen short on strategy and failed to act with urgency under Scudder’s leadership.

YIKES.

"Thirty-six Texas Democrats — including a congressional candidate, a former Texas House member and former party staffers —are urging Kendall Scudder to forgo reelection as chair of the Texas Democratic Party..."

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House Judiciary Investigates Kushner: “Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy” House Committee Democrats are investigating Jared Kushner for his obvious corruption.

🎯House Judiciary Investigates Kushner: “Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy”
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If Democrats retake the House in November, Mike Johnson is fired!

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Kennedy defends measles record: ‘I have never been anti-vaccine’

The HHS secretary completes his second day of testimony before a House committee.

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NEWS: Service Members Forced to Ration Food and Supplies as Shipments Suspended and Morale Tanks, House Republicans Revolt, Senate Republicans Grow Frustrated Good morning, everyone.

NEWS: Service Members Forced to Ration Food and Supplies as Shipments Suspended and Morale Tanks, House Republicans Revolt, Senate Republicans Grow Frustrated
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Progressive Analilia Mejia's win over Republican Joe Hathaway is another bad omen for Trump. The Republican House majority is now down to one. 😂🤣👇

Leader Jeffries (D-NY) breaks down why we need to #VoteYESForVirginia to ensure that there is a fair national Congressional map and a free and fair election in November so that when Democrats win back the House, they can get back to working for the American people.

Cherokee chief won’t be allowed to speak on Oklahoma House floor again, chamber leader says • Oklahoma Voice The head of the Cherokee Nation will not be invited back to speak on the House floor after he took a “political position” defending Medicaid expansion, the House speaker said Thursday.

Bonkers: The USA belongs to the First Nations & yet the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation has been banned from the Oklahoma House floor! The sheer colonialism of such arrogance is breathtaking. Perhaps Oklahoma could make America great again, by listening to its original people?

'Pam Bondi Must Testify': House Democrats Demand GOP Set New Deposition Hearing for Fired AG | Common Dreams House Oversight Committee Democrats demand former AG Pam Bondi testify under oath about Jeffrey Epstein case. Republicans urged to take action.

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The Downballot's 1Q 2026 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup We have complete data on more than 900 candidates for Congress

For your weekend nerding pleasure: We've just published our complete charts of first-quarter fundraising data for *more than 900* candidates for the Senate and House. Some absolutely wild numbers in here. Dive on in!

If Section II of the VRA gets struck down, cracking minority-majority districts in blue states will be critical to ensuring Dems have a path to a House majority.

I think it’s important we start having the uncomfortable conversations now — so we can respond quickly when it happens.

House Democrats push to grill Stephen Miller, Tom Homan Democrats want to grill the top immigration officials in a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee. But the White House did not say if they’ll participate.

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Update on where things stand on FISA: this deal is a win. We got the House to back down from an 18 month extension, buying us time to negotiate on real reforms. I'll be fighting like hell for reforms that put your privacy first, and will have more to share soon.

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Scott McElree played victim while choking a teenage girl. He was supposedly the one “violently attacked,” yet the case against the girls keeps collapsing. Felony charges dropped. House arrest lifted.

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'Financial Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy': House Judiciary Opens Probe Into Jared Kushner | Common Dreams "You cannot faithfully represent the United States with billions of dollars in Saudi and Emirati cash burning a hole in every pocket of every suit you own," said Rep. Jamie Raskin.

It's about fricken time.

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NatureGram about to learn about one of America's worst House Democrats!