SCOOP: Pam Bondi called @ericswalwell.bsky.social after he said DOJ refused to prosecute death threats against him “Hopefully there’s some action,” he said But other House Dems claim DOJ hasn’t prosecuted threats against them — and they don’t trust Bondi to do it now www.notus.org/congress/bon...

SCOOP: Some House Democrats have a new worry as member security concerns continue: That they can't rely on their local law enforcement for protection "Coordinating with local enforcement is one option, but we don’t all have that option," Rep. Steven Horsford told me www.notus.org/democrats/me...

NEW: House Dems had an intense discussion this AM on the vote to honor Charlie Kirk. “That was the ugliest meeting I’ve ever seen," a senior House Dem told @axios.com One fear that was raised: "If everybody's not a 'yes', the 'no's' will get targeted." www.axios.com/2025/09/18/c...

NEW: Expect some drama in House Dems’ meeting this AM over a vote to honor Charlie Kirk. Some members undecided. Others voting no or “present.” But some in the party fear anything but a unanimous vote for it will be a messaging coup for the GOP. @Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/18/c...

Some incentive for Republicans to vote against the Ilhan Omar censure resolution: If it is tabled or referred to the Ethics Committee tonight, CPC Chair Greg Casar is expected to withdraw his resolution to censure GOP Rep. Cory Mills, sources tell @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/17/i...

New: As Republicans added $58M for security of the federal judiciary in the CR, nearly 50 fmr judges wrote a letter warning against threats to judicial independence These threats, they said, are largely fueled by anti-judge rhetoric coming from the GOP and the WH www.notus.org/courts/judge...

Jeffries responds to this at his presser: "I haven't had a conversation with any member of Congress who's expressed frustration to me as it relates to the New York City mayoral race." Asked about Chris Van Hollen's criticism, he says: "I think we had a response to that."

News in here: Mamdani was at the CPC PAC retreat this past weekend, per four members. He was "extremely well-received," said one. Another said he spoke about "how we need to, as Democrats, push our own party." Anger w/ Jeffries came up "multiple times" at the retreat as well.

NEW: Jeffries facing growing frustration from his progressive members for not yet endorsing Mamdani. “It makes some of us ... wonder: Is this a leader that truly represents me, or will this leader discard me when people think I'm too progressive?" @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/16/z...

At least six Democrats spotted at the Charlie Kirk vigil: Tom Suozzi, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, John Larson, Debbie Dingell, Don Davis and Chris Pappas

Not every Democrat thinks the party should be pushing for gun control legislation in response to the Charlie Kirk shooting. “Calling for policy responses that are probably the opposite of his politics is just not right," Rep. Jared Golden told @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/12/c...

NEW: Eleanor Holmes Norton says “of course” she’s seeking reelection. “My seniority is what is very important, and I am not going to step aside,” the 88-year-old told @axios.com Her office didn’t walk it back this time: “We don't have anything to add.” www.axios.com/2025/09/05/h...

House Dems expect more members in their 70s & 80s to follow Nadler into retirement. But some older Dems aren't going down without a fight. "'Generational change,' what does that mean?" Rep. John Larson told @axios.com. "That means you start at the bottom." www.axios.com/2025/09/04/h...

“I'm a believer in local control,” Rep. Jared Golden told @axios.com, “But under current law, the president does have authority to nationalize DC's local police under certain conditions.” Whether those conditions are being met is “up to the courts to decide,” he said. www.axios.com/2025/08/15/t...

NEW: House Dems are staring down what they fear will be their nastiest member vs. member primary in decades as Reps. Casar and Doggett begin publicly jostling to run in the same district. "They are going to be vicious," one senior House Dem told @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/08/13/c...

Harry Jarin, primary challenger to Steny Hoyer, criticizes him for attending an AIPAC-led trip to Israel. Jarin — who is Jewish — couches criticism in anti-Netanyahu and not anti-Israel terms, citing his own "deep ties to Israel" & comparing support for the Israeli gov to backing the Trump admin.

NEW: Rep. Jamie Raskin tells @axios.com he will introduce a measure later this week to end the emergency Trump has declared under the Home Rule Act in order to federalize the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Has to wait until a 48-hour window is up. www.axios.com/2025/08/11/t...

Even some Republicans are questioning Netanyahu's plan to have Israel occupy Gaza City @axios.com axios.com/2025/08/08/g...

Source sends along this photo from House Democrats’ AIPAC-led trip to Israel. Reps in the photo include: Pete Aguilar, Brad Schneider, Johnny Olszewski, Nellie Pou, Gil Cisneros, Laura Gillen, Tim Kennedy, Luz Rivas and Wesley Bell

Redistricting is emerging as a rare issue in which House Democrats’ anger is on par with that of their grassroots base. “Hakeem is clearly upset and angry and frustrated by this," Rep. Joe Morelle tells @axios.com “I think we all are. ... It's existential now." www.axios.com/2025/08/07/d...

Democrats in Congress are warming to a strategy of maximum retaliation in response to Republicans' efforts to draw more favorable congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections.

NEW: More than a dozen House Dems have now signed onto Rep. Ro Khanna's letter urging the Trump administration to recognize Palestinian statehood. Rep. Al Green told @axios.com he intends to reintroduce his resolution affirming Palestine's right to exist. www.axios.com/2025/08/04/d...

NEW: Some CPC members pressing Doggett not to run against Casar if the new Texas map is approved. “It’ll be nasty,” one told @Axios.com They said of Doggett urging Biden to drop out: “This will be an opportunity for Lloyd to kind of take his own advice.” www.axios.com/2025/08/01/t...

More than a dozen House Dems 70 and older are already facing primary challengers — and there will be more where that came from. Many will be "launching their campaigns throughout the summer and through the end of the year," @davidhogg.bsky.social tells @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/31/h...

NEW: House Dems are asking lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's estate to turn over the birthday book that reportedly contains a poem and drawing from Trump. They think this is a rare opportunity to obtain concrete information w/o subpoena power. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/25/j...

"I think the big focus is going to be on health care, because that's what people care about, and I don't think this issue is big outside the Beltway," said Suozzi Rep. Henry Cuellar told @axios.com: "We will focus on [the 'big, beautiful bill'], Medicaid, and tariffs raising costs."

Not every Democrat wants to talk about Epstein during the August recess. “Candidly, this whole thing is just such bulls**t,” one House Dem told @axios.com Problem Solvers co-chair Suozzi says he is “not really focused” on Epstein and prefers to talk about health care. www.axios.com/2025/07/24/j...

A GOP motion to censure Rep. McIver would kick her off the Homeland Security Committee. Higgins told @Axios.com she shouldn’t oversee “the branch of federal government that she's been indicted for committing crimes against." McIver called Higgins a “bigot.” www.axios.com/2025/07/23/l...

New: House Democratic leadership shared legal analysis to its members last night that delaying the rescissions vote past the Friday deadline wouldn’t have actually meaningfully blocked the bill. Not every Dem agreed. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/18/j...

New: Democrats are largely shrugging off the idea of trying to delay a House vote on the rescissions package until after the Friday deadline. They think the admin would probably just ignore or side-step it anyway, sources told @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/17/n...

NEW: Democrats and Republicans will play *together* in tonight’s Congressional Women’s Softball Game — which they say helps keep the little bipartisanship left in Congress alive “We all have to do hard things,” one lawmaker said, “we can’t keep hating each other” www.notus.org/congress/con...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, her measure has not proven particularly popular with colleagues so far. She attempted to intro it in an Approps hearing last month. It was overwhelmingly voted down, with top Democrat Adriano Espaillat saying he opposed it. www.axios.com/2025/07/14/c...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is willing to go where most of her colleagues won't on Congress' age issue. Her measure would allow the House's ethics office to determine whether a member's mental decline is damaging the institution's credibility. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/14/c...

NEW: The Trump admin has started using the SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling to warn judges against blocking any of Trump’s policies The ruling is also a key argument in a lawsuit DOJ brought against judges that issued a decision the admin disagrees with www.notus.org/courts/supre...

Most House Democrats @axios.com spoke to are not a fan of this strategy. Rep. Ro Khanna argued that "the most effective pushback to Trump's unconstitutional actions is to model a reverence for the Constitution and the rule of law."

New in @axios.com AM: Dems are being told by constituents to break the rules, fight dirty — and not be afraid to get hurt. "Some of them have suggested ... what we really need to do is be willing to get shot," said one House Dem. "There needs to be blood." www.axios.com/2025/07/07/d...

NEW: Democrats have been struggling to figure out how to message on trans issues — but they quietly killed the GOP's Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care in reconciliation Here's an inside look into how Dems, led by Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, did it www.notus.org/congress/dem...

NEW: Jeffries called Johnson last night to warn him he would speak at length, two sources familiar with the conversation told @Axios.com He said he had initially planned to speak for an hour, but changed his mind. He wanted the vote to happen in daylight. www.axios.com/2025/07/03/h...

NEW: Democrats have used SCOTUS rulings to galvanize their base — but they won’t do that with Skrmetti, which green lit gender-affirming care bans One Dem said it’s now a states issue Another said trans issues don’t poll well A third pointed me to the Cass report www.notus.org/democrats/tr...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules insurers must cover preventive health care services (cancer screenings, STI testing, etc.) But in doing so, the justices gave RFK Jr. unprecedented power over the HHS expert panel that recommends what services must be covered www.notus.org/health-scien...

NEWS: House Democrats vote to elect Rep. Robert Garcia as ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. Garcia - 150 Lynch - 63 Garcia, 47, is only in his second term in Congress, making him Democrats’ least-tenured committee leader. He was previously mayor of Long Beach.

NEW: Dems forging ahead with efforts to force a war powers vote despite Massie signaling plans to back off. Meeks, Himes and Smith (top Dems on Foreign Affairs, Intel and Armed Services) introing their own measure. "We still need it," Khanna told @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/06/24/i...

NEWS: Rep. Robert Garcia wins steering committee recommendation for Oversight Committee ranking member on the first ballot, per three sources in the room. Garcia: 33 Lynch: 15 Mfume: 8 Crockett: 6

NEW w/ @cuneytdil.bsky.social: D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's colleagues tell @axios.com her decline has been evident. "She's missing stuff," one House Dem told us. Said another: "That's a staff-driven office now, just like you saw in the Senate with Feinstein." www.axios.com/2025/06/16/e...

NEW w/ @cuneytdil.bsky.social: D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's colleagues tell @axios.com her decline has been evident. "She's missing stuff," one House Dem told us. Said another: "That's a staff-driven office now, just like you saw in the Senate with Feinstein." www.axios.com/2025/06/16/e...

More names on the alleged hit list of Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter: Sen. Baldwin (D-Wisc.) Rep. Pocan (D-Wisc.) Rep. Scholten (D-Mich.) Rep. Dingell (D-Mich.) Rep. Landsman (D-Ohio) Rep. Morrison (D-Minn.) @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/06/16/d...

Ritchie Torres tells @bgov.bsky.social a Mamdani win in the NYC mayoral election would "so revolutionize the political landscape that I am unlikely to run for governor under those circumstances." news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

Another House Democrat tells @axios.com there is "heavy demand" internally for every member to have a personal security detail.

Congress' text chains are "on fire" over the Minnesota shootings, sources tell @axios.com Both parties talking member security. Lawmakers "are scared" and want "addresses hidden and security updates," per a senior House Dem. "They won't be silenced." www.axios.com/2025/06/14/m...

Rep. Jared Golden breaks w/ his fellow Democrats on the McIver and Padilla incidents. “I don't think politics as theater is what our job is here,” he told @axios.com “Where I come from, if you shove a police officer, you're probably getting arrested." www.axios.com/2025/06/12/a...