In 2019, things were looking up for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who had just ascended into the House Democratic leadership following then-Rep. Joe Crowley's defeat. Jeffries has helped keep the Democratic conference united amid many fractious Republican speaker vote sagas, and he could become the nation's first Black House speaker after the midterms.
Thune blindsided Johnson by slipping a provision into the government funding bill that would allow senators to sue if their phone records were secretly seized - without Johnson's knowledge. Even a unanimous House vote hasn't been enough to compel Thune to change it. Johnson was "deeply disappointed" after Thune rejected his plea for changes on the Epstein files bill, which was forced onto the House floor via discharge petition. The Senate passed the bill as is.
I've got some tough questions for ya, Lahren warned Auchincloss in the program's first segment. Do you think Sen. Schumer has been an effective leader and do you agree with some of those colleagues we just heard from that it's time for that change? She was referring to the 17 Democrats in the House of Representatives that have called for Schumer to step down, in the wake of the deal to reopen the government earlier this week.
