Article snippet: Democrats will be the majority party in the House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi is again vying to be speaker. But some members of her party are adamant that they won’t vote for her. The hearing underway in California comes as thousands of Central Americans are waiting in Tijuana to apply for permission to enter lawfully. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Richard Blumenthal are two of the three plaintiffs. It’s a tradition: If a New England Democrat runs in the New Hampshire presidential primary, he or she wins it. But what if several run at the same time? The president also essentially shut the door to sitting down with the special counsel, saying his written answers mean ‘‘probably this is the end’’ of his involvement in the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. A recount showed three-term Democratic Senator Bill Nelson more than 10,000 votes behind GOP Governor Rick Scott. President Trump isn’t committing to a promise to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term, part of possible staffing changes in his administration. A judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the White House to immediately restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials. The president said he still hasn’t submitted his written response to investigators. Michael A. Cohen O’Rourke has a significant number of advantages going into the 2020 presidential race. Renée Graham In him, racists have someone who will never... Link to the full article to read more