Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌhɑːˈkiːm / 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 …

Learn more about my work on the Judiciary Committee to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to end racial profiling, criminalize the chokehold, demilitarize the police, end …

Jan 15, 2025 · House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) argued House Republicans, with their narrow margin, won’t be able to pass “anything close” to what Speaker Mike Johnson (R …

Dec 19, 2024 · Why it matters: It's a term House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) used in a closed-door meeting of his caucus to describe his position, according to four sources who …

Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York and is serving his seventh term in the United States Congress. Rep. Jeffries is the Democratic Leader, …

Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader as GOP is set to retain control of lower chamber

Dec 20, 2024 · House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) slammed GOP leaders Thursday evening after the Republicans’ Trump-backed plan to fund the federal government and raise …

Dec 26, 2024 · The balance of power in Congress is reaching a fever pitch as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rises as the key figure determining whether the Republican-controlled House …

Nov 19, 2024 · Washington — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was elected Tuesday to lead Democrats for another two years in the minority despite the party failing to flip control of …

Nov 19, 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.