Democrats Eyeing the House Face a Conundrum: Rent or Buy? NYT - Home Page By: Shane Goldmacher 6 October 2026 at 09:03 With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.βs biggest blue-district survivors. Β© Tierney L. Cross for The New York TimesThe Democratsβ hold on the House affects Representative Hakeem Jeffriesβs ability to govern his party if he becomes speaker next year.