Jeffries was expected to become the lower chamber leader, though he still has to run for the post. As of press time, no Democrat has announced plans to challenge him.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries moved closer to making history Tuesday night as Democrats were projected to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, putting the Brooklyn congressman in line to become the first Black speaker in the chamber’s history.
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Soon after Hakeem Jeffries arrived in the House in 2013, one of his earliest mentors approached a group of senior Black Democrats with a message. “I think he is the one,” former Rep. Eddie Bernie Johnson told lawmakers at the time, including Rep.
Democrats entered Tuesday night with the expectation of a House majority, but with questions lingering about how much buffer Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) might have with an incoming group of socialist-aligned candidates.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House. His rise would be a generational shift in U.S. politics and come more than 150 years after the first Black American was elected to the House.
As speaker, the New York Democrat would be second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president. He has vowed to focus on affordability and holding the administration accountable.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is set to preside over a commanding Democratic majority after his party swept districts President Trump carried by double digits. Why it matters: Democrats' landslide win will make it much, much easier for the likely next speaker to secure the gavel wit…
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is in line to be the first Black speaker of the House. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP) Today’s notice: What comes after the blue wave — what Republicans are saying, what Democrats are saying, what the president is saying.
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Soon after Hakeem Jeffries arrived in the House in 2013, one of his earliest mentors approached a group of senior Black Democrats with a message. “I think he is the one,” former Rep. Eddie Bernie Johnson told lawmakers at the time, including Rep.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is set to speak Wednesday after Democrats secured enough seats to reclaim control of the House in Tuesday's midterm elections. Jeffries is now poised to become the next House Speaker when the new Congress convenes in January, putting him at the forefron…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) formally launched his bid for speaker of the House on Wednesday in a letter to colleagues obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Jeffries is widely expected to become speaker after House Democrats' landslide midterm win.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) officially announced his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House on Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after Democrats’ resounding victory in the lower chamber. He is aiming — and expected — to be the first black speaker in congressional history.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House, a generational shift in U.S. politics after Democrats trounced Republicans to win majority control of the chamber in the midterm elections.
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Hakeem Jeffries formally asked House Democrats to make him speaker and pledged ‘accountability’ for the Trump administration. Progressives say he isn’t going far enough. Click to read the rest HERE-> Jeffries Launches Speaker Bid Promising ‘Dramatic Change,’ but the Left is…
The progressive wing of the Democratic Party’s incoming House class is stopping short of committing to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as the next speaker, signaling an early fight over the party’s direction after Democrats’ sweeping midterm election victories.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) did not confirm whether he has the votes locked up to become the lower chamber’s next speaker, as a handful of new progressive members potentially try to extract concessions from Jeffries in exchange for support.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) did not confirm whether he has the votes locked up to become the lower chamber’s next speaker, as a handful of new progressive members potentially try to extract concessions from Jeffries in exchange for support.
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