After November Election Hakeem Jeffries ‘Will Be Speaker’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on CNN's “The Lead” on Tuesday that Democrats will likely win the House majority in November and then select House Minority Whip Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker. “Why can't we all agree that we support a peaceful transfer of power, no matter who wins? He's once again trying […]
Jeffries: New election rules are 'nonstarter' for Democrats in funding fight
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said Thursday that Democrats will oppose any federal budget bill that includes riders on conservative policies promoted by former President Trump. “Donald Trump has ordered radical MAGA Republicans in the House of Representatives to shut down the government if they cannot impose some of Trump's Project 2025 policies […]
Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries After Second Trump Assassination Attempt: ‘We Must Stop’ MAGA Republicans
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) appeared on X on Sunday to denounce so-called “radical MAGA Republicans,” adding that “we have to stop them.” Notably, Jeffries made the remarks just an hour after former President Donald Trump survived a second assassination attempt. “Radical MAGA Republicans are the party that pushes for nationwide abortion bans […]
Jeffries on Trump: 'Bro, we broke up with you for a reason'
CHICAGO — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York electrified the Democratic National Convention crowd Wednesday night with an impassioned speech that praised Kamala Harris as a visionary leader while attacking Donald Trump as a threat to traditional American freedoms. In his first major appearance since becoming the Democratic leader in the House of […]
Kamala Harris win in November will ensure MTA’s ‘success’: Hakeem Jeffries
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ victory in the presidential election would be key to saving the cash-strapped MTA following the repeal of New York City’s congestion pricing program. Jeffries, one of D.C.’s most senior Democrats, declined to say whether the federal government would continue to give billions of […]
Jeffries suggests path for Dems retaking the House could run through NY
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has stressed that a path to installing him as speaker could pass through his home state of New York. Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives (220 seats to Democrats’ 212), and Jeffries concluded that four or five seats in the Empire State could be the deciding […]
Jeffries says Republicans are ‘making up’ Kamala Harris border czar title
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) accused Republicans of “inventing” the title “secretary for border affairs” to refer to Vice President Harris, just before six members of the House Democratic Caucus voted to criticize her handling of the migrant crisis. “There is only one bill being debated today … and I believe that is a […]
House Dem leader Jeffries denies anti-Israel protests that unleashed havoc on DC were left-wing progressives
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sought to distance Democrats from the large numbers of anti-Israel protesters who rampaged through the nation’s capital on Wednesday, despite the demonstrators’ professed left-wing aims. Sen. Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized that many of the protesters in recent months have targeted Democrats, but he did not mention that many of the attacks […]
Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries Announce New Bipartisan Task Force To Probe Trump Assassination Attempt
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) meet with newly elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024. This week marks Starmer’s first international trip as prime minister, when he takes office on July 5, 2024. (Photo by […]
Jeffries, Schumer endorse Kamala Harris for president
The top two Democrats in Congress have announced their support for former Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed President Biden in the November election. Amid growing speculation about whether they would endorse Harris, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) held a press conference at Senate Democrats’ campaign headquarters […]