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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 biggest applause line I get when I go to districts is, ‘Help us win, because our goal and the uniting force of House Democrats is to make Hakeem Jeffries speaker of the House,’” said ...
Getty Images. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) is poised to become House speaker if Dems retake authority of the chamber. Getty Images.
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 ...
The Golden State is a Democratic stronghold but the party lost House seats here in recent elections, giving the speaker's gavel to Republicans. Jeffries, who is in line to become the next House speaker if Democrats regain control in November, needs to pick up four GOP-held seats to win back the majority — and there are five being eyed here in ...
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speak to one another in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the ...
A day before a potential government shutdown, the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands. Here's the latest: House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is communicating with House Speaker Mike ...
Representatives are not restricted to voting for the candidate nominated by their party but generally do, as the outcome of the election effectively determines which one is the majority party and consequently will organize the House. [3] Without a speaker, members-elect of the House cannot be sworn in. [a] The House is unable to conduct any ...