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Hakeem Jeffries

American politician (born 1970)

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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. Currently in his seventh term, Jeffries has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013 and served three terms as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012. Jeffries was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and raised in the Crown Heights neighborhood.

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🇺🇸 Democrats to try limiting Trump Iran war powers during House pro forma session (2026-04-08)
Democrats will attempt to pass a resolution to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran by unanimous consent during a pro forma session of the House...
🇺🇸 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vows to fight Trump's mail-in voting order in court (2026-04-05)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday called President Trump's recent executive order restricting mail-in voting "unlawful and unconstitutio...
🇺🇸 Jeffries: Americans would 'furiously react' to cutting health care to pay for Iran war (2026-04-02)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Americans would “furiously react” if Congress cut federal health care funds in order to fulfill a ...
🇺🇸 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasts ICE airport deployment, warns of 'untrained' agents (2026-03-22)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday criticized President Trump's plan to deploy ICE agents to airports, warning that putting "untrained in...
🇺🇸 Jeffries says Democrats will oppose rule governing spy powers bill (2026-03-19)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats are lining up en masse against helping Republicans advance legislation to ...
🇺🇸 A growing number of House Democratic candidates won't back Hakeem Jeffries' leadership (2026-03-17)
More and more Democratic candidates heading into the November midterms won't commit to backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as House minority leader....
🇺🇸 Hakeem Jeffries Vows An Investigation Of Brendan Carr After FCC Chairman’s Threat To Broadcasters (2026-03-16)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning FCC Chairman Brendan Carr that he will be investigated “in short order” following his threat to pull ...
🇺🇸 Democrats Raise $2 Million For Midterms At Hakeem Jeffries-Nancy Pelosi L.A. Event Emceed By Jimmy Kimmel (2026-03-12)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi headlined a Los Angeles fundraiser on Tuesday evening that raised more tha...
🇬🇧 DHS leadership change is not enough to reopen government and start funding department, says Hakeem Jeffries – US politics live (2026-03-09)
<p>House minority leader says ‘we want ICE to conduct itself like other law enforcement agencies, not use tax dollars to kill American citizens’</p><u...
🇺🇸 Hakeem Jeffries won't commit to blocking additional Iran war funding (2026-03-08)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries would not commit to blocking any additional funding for the war in Iran, saying the president has so far failed ...
🇺🇸 Hakeem Jeffries: ‘No, I don’t think’ Kamala Harris has lost relevancy after Crockett endorsement (2026-03-08)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) tells Meet the Press that he does not think former Vice President Kamala Harris has lost her political ...
🇺🇸 Hakeem Jeffries insists ‘American people deserve answers’ on Iran: Full interview (2026-03-08)
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says he’s against any scenario that would involve U.S. t...
🇺🇸 Congress prepares for war powers resolution vote to block U.S. strikes on Iran (2026-02-27)
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday a bipartisan coalition is working to force a vote as soon as next week on a war powers resolution ...
🇺🇸 Jeffries pushes for Maryland redistricting: "When they go low, we strike back" (2026-02-18)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is applying pressure on Maryland Democrats to redraw the state's congressional map. Julia Manchester, White Hous...
🇺🇸 Top Democratic fundraisers sought Jeffrey Epstein's support despite child sex offender conviction (2026-02-17)
Jeffrey Epstein was registered as a high-risk sex offender, but it did not matter to the fundraisers working for Democratic leaders Sen. Charles E. S...
🇺🇸 Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 15, 2026 (2026-02-15)
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Tom Homan and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries join Ed O'Keefe....