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House Democratic leadership breaks ranks on Massie Israel aid amendment, with caucus split near 50/50

8/7/2026

212 members sit in the House Democratic caucus. Internal estimates from members project 100 to 150 of them will vote yes on Rep.

Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) amendment to a State Department funding bill, a measure that would block all U.S. That range straddles the caucus midpoint, and the split has reached the top two leadership posts.

The leadership divide The caucus's top two officers are voting in opposite directions. | Leader | Party title | Vote position | |---|---|---| | Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) | Minority Leader (No.

1) | Against | | Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) | Minority Whip (No. 2) | For | Jeffries said Tuesday he would vote no and that his team would not whip the amendment, leaving members to vote their consciences.