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Voters flipped the House and Senate to Democrats in the 2026 midterms, driven by demands for change on costs, healthcare, and foreign policy, including big wins in Republican states. Senate Leader Chuck Schumer now battles pressure from progressives like Bernie Sanders, who won't back his reelection, while Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen considers challenging him with ideas like redirecting ICE funds to ACA subsidies. On the House side, Hakeem Jeffries eyes the Speaker role with promises of universal healthcare steps and campaign finance reforms, though left critics push for more on issues like ending the Iran war and Medicare for All. The December caucus votes will decide how the party steers its new power.
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BREAKING: GENIUS! Sen. Chris Van Hollen suggests restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies by gutting ICE’s bloated $200 billion in funding. Two birds, one stone… “We need to respond to the economic pain people are feeling. And that means a commitment, for example, to…