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Jeffries shredded over Hegseth impeachment snafu as Dem jockeys for speaker’s gavel
Eleven absent House Democrats handed Republicans a win on the Pete Hegseth impeachment vote, raising questions about Hakeem Jeffries' leadership. Read More
Did Hakeem Jeffries threaten to withhold committee assignments from those against his bid for House speaker?
Jeffries is poised to become speaker of the House in January, when incoming representatives are sworn in. Read More
Top House Dem sparks backlash with plan for deported Dreamers that goes beyond bringing them back
Hakeem Jeffries says he would support bringing deported DACA recipients back to the U.S. and providing remedial assistance to those treated unfairly. Read More
Actress Hannah Einbinder to Followers on Hakeem Jeffries: ‘Call Your F**king Reps Every Day Get These Scumbags out of Power’
HBO's Hacks star Hannah Einbinder had added her voice to the angry leftist chorus trying to tell Democrats how they should exercise their majority power in Congress, rejecting calls for Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be elevated to House Speaker. Read More
Hakeem Jeffries faces progressive holdouts but no rival as House speaker race takes shape
New members of Congress in "The Bloc" say they're undecided on Hakeem Jeffries for House speaker, pressing for legislative guarantees before January. Read More
‘Without hesitation’: The new New Democrats team is all-in on Hakeem Jeffries
The centrist bloc’s new chair, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, said it will “make sure that he is the next speaker.” Read More
Jeffries: I Support Bringing Deported DACA Recipients Back
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) says he would support efforts to bring back DACA recipients deported under the Trump administration: "Anyone, whether they are a citizen, whether they were here lawfully, whether they were DACA recipients, who' been treated unfairly and unjustly by the administration" sho Read More
DEMOCRAT CIVIL WAR EXPLODES! Newly Elected Ohio Democrat Says Senior Party Members Threatened to Make His Life a “LIVING HELL” If He Refuses to Back Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker (VIDEO)
The Democrat Party's internal power struggle is getting uglier by the day. Read More
'They want us to fight': Jeffries outlines priorities as Democrats prepare to take power
With Congress back this week, Republicans and Democrats alike are wasting no time preparing for the new session that begins in January. House Republicans elected Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan to be their next leader. Although Democrats haven’t voted yet on their leadership team, Hakeem Jeffries is poi Read More
Opinion: The people versus Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer
As the midterms showed, “we the people” want change. Read More
Some Democrats want more than a Hakeem Jeffries victory. They want a blowout.
“We can't have months and months of acrimony,” said Rep.-elect Dan Koh. Read More
Watch live: Jeffries speaks as Congress returns for lame-duck session after midterms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak to reporters Monday afternoon after Congress returned to Washington following Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories. Jeffries, who is poised to become Speaker when Democrats take control of the House in January, faces several challenges as hi Read More
Capitol agenda: Jeffries faces big choice on Trump
Some incoming red-district House freshmen want to see Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attempt to collaborate with the president, while plenty of others don’t want compromise. Read More
Hakeem Jeffries has a choice to make: Will he work with Trump?
The presumptive speaker must manage competing theories of how to engage the president in the next two years. Read More
Presumptive House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries Declares Himself a ‘Hard Yes’ on Impeaching Pete Hegseth
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has said he is a “hard yes” on the matter of impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Read More
Hakeem Jeffries: I'm a 'Hard Yes' on the Hegseth Impeachment Resolution
Sunday on ABC’s "This Week," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he is a "hard yes" on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Host | Clips Read More
House leader Hakeem Jeffries says Dems will refuse to work with Trump’s new chief of staff Stephen Miller
Hakeem Jeffries, the likely next Speaker of the House, vowed that Dems will not work with President Trump’s new chief of staff Stephen Miller — in the first big sign of friction after the partyR… Read More
NY AG Letitia James lashes out at ‘drunk on power’ Dem legislators hoping to oust Hakeem Jeffries
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a stern warning to the Democratic Socialists of America on Saturday: if you challenge incoming presumptive House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, plan to take… Read More
Celebs Call for Hakeem Jeffries & Chuck Schumer to Be Booted from Dem Leadership: 'Retire Immediately'
Hollywood celebs are further flexing their putative influence and calling for Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to be booted from leadership. Read More
Jeffries on if He Aligns with Garcia on 'LAWYER UP': 'Yeah,' 'Working Closely' with That Committee
On Friday's broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition," House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to a question on whether he aligns with | Clips Read More