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Jeffries asserted Thursday Democrats are not part of the state and local tax deductions fight, calling GOP efforts on the issue “phony.”

Dems to vote against McCarthy

House Democrats aren’t going to bail out Speaker Kevin McCarthy. During a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries encouraged his caucus to vote to oust McCarthy.

Jeffries also “definitively” called for a vote against any procedural motions to delay the motion to vacate, according to a source in the room.

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