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Jun 13, 2024 · But this latest electoral skirmish is playing out at a critical time in Jeffries’ career: If Democrats reclaim the House in November, he is first in line to lead the chamber.
Aug 10, 2021 · And pretty much every Democrat in Congress and beyond is confident that Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York will be the next speaker of the House, if Democrats manage to hold on to...
Oct 5, 2023 · Yes—even though they are in the minority, they are talking about a possible Speaker Jeffries. “If this is a protracted process, the margins are so thin, I wouldn’t rule that out,” said...
Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries, the new Minority Leader of the House, flanked by Pete Aguilar of California, Democrats' next Chairman of the Party Caucus, and Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, who was elected...
Nov 18, 2022 · A 52-year-old descendant of enslaved people, Jeffries could be a potential history-maker himself if Democrats retake the House in future cycles: He would be the first Black speaker.
- Tal Axelrod
Nov 19, 2022 · The day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, Jeffries announced his own history-making bid Friday to become the first Black American to helm a major U.S. political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.
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Jan 3, 2023 · But he faces no easy task: taming an unruly and ideologically diverse Democratic caucus as he tries to blunt Republican attacks on the Biden administration and win back the majority in 2024.
