Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie has won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, NBC News projects — the first contested result in key Pennsylvania races that could decide control of the House.

Democrats in Pennsylvania will settle primary fights to shape their congressional slate for the fall, when they hope to capture four swing districts and ultimately a U.S. House majority.

The latest fight over the Democratic Party's direction is playing out in a competitive California House primary, as progressives accuse party leaders of trying to muscle a moderate past a Latino challenger in a heavily Hispanic district.

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - Democrats will win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed in a letter to colleagues on Monday that also pledged to "bury" Republicans "with a massive Democratic redistricting counteroffensive" ahead of the 2028 presidential election.

The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, a significant test of lawmakers’ willingness to go along with a conflict the president launched over two months ago without congressional approval.

House Democratic leaders condemned efforts Tuesday by a newly registered political action committee to boost a Democratic congressional candidate who made antisemitic comments ahead of a runoff election next week.

The House on Thursday was unable to pass a bill authorizing the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the reserve of the National Mall and outlining a framework for selecting the museum’s leadership and its content.