House Democrats, who had planned to cast Republicans as “chaos agents” in the fall, edged toward revolution. At the White House, officials stoked the fires they could control. “Keep the faith,” senior deputy White House press secretary Andrew Bates posted on social media Thursday. “This is out of line,” shot back Saloni Sharma, a top adviser to White House chief of staff Jeff Zients. Democratic House polls showed him significantly behind his 2020 margins in key districts.

Source: Washington Post July 21, 2024 04:31 UTC