
Democrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid
CNN
Congressional Democrats are increasing pressure on their party's leadership to act on the now-expired federal eviction moratorium as the White House shifts its focus to unspent housing assistance hours after the order ended and left millions of renters in limbo.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday pointed to members of her own party when asked who was to blame for not extending the nationwide order, which expired at midnight Saturday. "There was, frankly, a handful of conservative Democrats in the House that threatened to get on planes rather than hold this vote (on extending the moratorium). And we have to really just call a spade a spade. We cannot in good faith blame the Republican Party when House Democrats have a majority," the progressive New York congresswoman told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," adding that the Biden administration is partially to blame as the White House "waited until the day before the House adjourned to release a statement asking on Congress to extend the moratorium."
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











