Mike Johnson gets OUTSMARTED in MAJOR LOSS

House Democrats successfully passed a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, despite opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump. This move is framed as addressing a 'Republican healthcare crisis' and improving healthcare affordability for millions. The bill previously had bipartisan support in the Senate (47 Democrats, 4 Republicans), suggesting a strong chance of passage there. Democrats believe public pressure will make it difficult for Donald Trump to veto the bill if it reaches his desk, citing his past reluctance to explicitly promise a veto.

Leader Jeffries states, 'We've now done that successfully against all odds in the House of Representatives... All 47 Senate Democrats voted for it, joined by four Senate Republicans.' He also notes Trump 'did not outright promise a veto' when asked about it.

House Democrats are actively pushing for 'aggressive accountability measures' to 'rein in' ICE, which they describe as 'completely and totally out of control.' They aim to include provisions in the upcoming Homeland Security bill that would compel ICE to operate like other law enforcement agencies, potentially by clarifying that agents do not have 'absolute immunity' but rather 'qualified immunity' at best. Democrats also seek to repurpose funding from a previous 'one big ugly bill' that provided billions to ICE and included cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

Jeffries mentions 'House appropriators on the Democratic side are pushing aggressive accountability measures to try to re ICE in' and criticizes the 'one big ugly bill' for 'funding of the outofcontrol extreme ICE behavior.' He specifically targets the notion of 'absolute immunity' for ICE agents.

Donald Trump's alleged criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is characterized as an attempt to 'weaponize the Department of Justice' against a political opponent, despite Powell being a Trump appointee. Democrats, alongside some Senate Republicans (Tom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski), are opposing this move. Democrats plan to use their influence over appropriations bills to address this issue and support Senate efforts to block future Fed appointments until the investigation is dismissed.

Jeffries states, 'Donald Trump... is now weaponizing the Department of Justice' and mentions supporting 'efforts by both Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans to hold the administration accountable' by blocking future Fed appointments.

Democrats are engaged in a comprehensive effort to fight Republican gerrymandering across several states. In Missouri, they have collected enough signatures for a referendum to challenge a gerrymandered congressional map. Litigation is underway in North Carolina to challenge a 'racial gerrymander' and in New York regarding a district created by a special master. In Wisconsin, where the congressional delegation is disproportionately Republican (6-2 in a 50/50 state), Democrats are hopeful a newly enlightened State Supreme Court will mandate a fair map. They are also preparing to fight Florida Governor DeSantis's efforts to redraw maps, believing it violates the state's Fair Map Amendment.

Jeffries details efforts in 'Missouri, we of course are taking that gerrymandered congressional map to the voters via referendum,' 'commenced litigation in North Carolina to challenge what we believe is a racial gerrymander,' and 'in Wisconsin, we've got litigation pending because Wisconsin... is a 5050 state, but the congressional delegation is six Republicans, two Democrats.' He also mentions fighting DeSantis's actions in Florida.