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Democrats fume as 2 members defect on key vote
The gist
Two House Democrats helped advance a White House priority in a Sep 15, 2026 rule vote.
The defection in the session's final week exposes party discipline strains before the midterms.
How it unfolded
- Sep 1, 2026Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden previously defied party leaders on a key vote.
- Sep 15, 2026The two Democrats voted to help advance a key White House priority in a rule vote, their second defection in recent weeks.
- Sep 15, 2026Rep. Katherine Clark, the No. 2 House Democrat and party whip, appeared to raise her voice in an intense floor conversation with Gluesenkamp Perez, per a person familiar with the exchange.