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House Democrats set to hear from governors, pollsters and more at issues conference

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House Democrats are set to hear from pollsters, governors and a former ambassador to the United Nations at their issues conference later this week, according to a schedule obtained by Blue Light News.

Party faithful are set to head to the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, from Wednesday evening through Friday morning this week for their annual party retreat.

Some of the schedule highlights from the largely closed-door affair:

  • A Thursday evening keynote conversation with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
  • Former U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield as part of a discussion on global threats.
  • Lawmakers will hear from pollsters Sarah Longwell and John Anzalone, and data experts like Karthick Ramakrishnan, for a session on the “Evolving Democratic Coalition.”
  • The Wednesday dinner program will include a “kitchen table” communications session including Van Lathan Jr. of the Ringer, Pod Save America cohost Dan Pfeiffer and SKDK President Pia Carusone.
  • A battleground session introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and moderated by Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.), with former Rep. Matt Cartwright (Pa.) and current Reps. Don Davis (N.C.), Emilia Sykes (Ohio), Derek Tran (Calif.) and Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) presenting.
  • A discussion led by DCCC chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (Wash.) with Democratic pundit James Carville.
  • An update from House Democrats’ Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group and a communications discussion with the DPCC.
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Dershowitz to testify on Epstein ties

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Alan Dershowitz is scheduled to speak with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 20 as part of its ongoing Jeffery Epstein investigation.

“I asked to be allowed to set the record straight and correct various misconceptions,” Dershowitz said in a text message. “I look forward to doing so.”

The prominent criminal defense attorney who once represented O.J. Simpson and President Donald Trump also worked on Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, which many have argued allowed Epstein — who died by suicide behind bars in 2019 — to continue to prey on young women and girls for another several years before his later incarceration.

The Oversight Committee is separately set Friday to interview investor Leon Black, whose business dealings with Epstein have been under congressional scrutiny for years.

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Hegseth to brief House Republicans on White House goals for party-line package

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to give a classified briefing Wednesday to a group of House Republicans about the administration’s goals for military funding and another party-line reconciliation bill, according to three people granted anonymity to describe a private meeting.

The gathering will take place during the Republican Study Committee’s weekly lunch and be held in the House SCIF, underscoring the potentially sensitive nature of Hegseth’s planned presentation.

Lawmakers are expected to also press Hegseth on the agreement the Trump administration has reached with Iran to end the war.

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Turek leads Hinson in Iowa Senate poll of likely general election voters

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Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek has a narrow lead over GOP rival Ashley Hinson in a new internal poll of likely general-election voters.

Turek leads Hinson 47 percent to 45 percent in the poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group from June 8-11 among 1,000 likely general election voters. The poll shows that Republicans have a 10-point edge in voter registration (42 percent to 32 percent) and an electorate that voted for Trump by 9 points (50 percent for Trump to 41 percent for Kamala Harris).

But the polling also shows President Donald Trump’s favorabilities underwater across the electorate, with 45 percent favorable and 52 percent unfavorable. Among registered independents, Trump is upside down 28 points.

Turek is “significantly outperforming the state’s underlying partisan dynamics,” Global Strategy Group’s Matt Canter & Ramzi Ebbini write in a memo first obtained by Blue Light News. “Republicans maintain substantial advantages in voter registration and party identification, yet Turek enters the general election ahead of Republican Ashley Hinson, with stronger personal favorability ratings, overperforming a generic Democrat, and with clear opportunities to expand his coalition as more voters become familiar with him.”

Some Republicans have acknowledged a concern about Iowa.

“There are some issues there that we got to deal with — the biggest one is trade — trade and tariffs,” said a Republican close to the White House, granted anonymity to speak candidly about the obstacles.

In his early general election messaging, Turek has leaned into farmers’ frustrations.

“Josh Turek is winning this race because Iowans are sick and tired of multi-millionaire politicians like Ashley Hinson who sell out working families while they get rich,” Turek for Iowa campaign manager Brendan Koch said in a statement first shared with Blue Light News. “We will spend the next 134 days connecting with Iowans in every corner of the state and across the political spectrum to send a fighter for the working class to the U.S. Senate.”

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