House Democrats rallied in the Capitol on Monday evening in an 11th-hour strategy session with two distinct goals: To unify the party amid the partisan budget standoff and to compel GOP leaders back to the negotiating table on legislation to prevent a government shutdown.
Huddled behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership team used the rare recess gathering to mobilize the party’s opposition to the R...