Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government shutdown this week.

CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Manu Raju reports on the struggle taking place within the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to accept a House-passed continuing budget resolution or allow the government to "shut down" at the end of the week: MANU RAJU,

N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it uncertain whether Congress can avert a shutdown before Friday night's deadline.

A hearing in the House of Representatives was brought to a halt after a transgender Democrat was referred to as “Mr”.

A Republican lawmaker adjourned a hearing Tuesday after being challenged for misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender lawmaker in Congress.