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Hakeem Jeffries thinks he will likely be the new House speaker – and he has been quietly maneuvering every day since he succeeded Nancy Pelosi to make that happen.
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970 [2]) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
The incumbent speaker, Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana, was re-elected on the first ballot, defeating Hakeem Jeffries with a slim 218–215 majority. Johnson, who had replaced Kevin McCarthy in October 2023 after McCarthy was removed from the position , was initially expected to lose on the first ballot, as several Republican congressmen ...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Speaker Mike Johnson look on during a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Dec. 17, 2024.
Hakeem Jeffries nearly became House speaker. Instead, he’s steering the Democratic Party through an identity crisis and hoping to avoid an ugly intraparty civil war. Even without the gavel, many ...
Hours after Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy came out victorious in a chaotic, yet historic election to be speaker of the The post Hakeem Jeffries commences historic role as House minority leader ...
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives for leadership elections where he is expected to become the top Democrat in the House when Nancy Pelosi steps down as speaker, at the ...
As the Democratic minority leader in a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries' influence is normally limited. That is because the chamber's embattled speaker, Republican ...