This is a ‘Jackie Robinson moment,’ but not the one Hakeem Jeffries thinks it is
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Jeffries still confident Democrats will take back House after Virginia redistricting ruling
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) expressed confidence on Saturday that Democrats can still win back the House of Representatives, despite a recent redistricting loss in Virginia. “We’re going to take back control of the House of Representatives,” Jeffries told MS NOW’s Ali Velshi. “We’re going to continue to make clear to the American people… Source link
Jeffries ramps up quest to redistrict NY
U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) looks on during a press conference about the SAVE America Act in the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl | Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced on Monday that he’s deploying Rep. Joe Morelle this week to meet with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators about mid-decade redistricting in the state. Jeffries and Morelle, both New York Democrats, said in a joint statement the effort is a response to the Supreme Court’s decision last week weakening a section of the Voting Rights Act, a landmark 1965 civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in voting. The 6-3 ruling strikes down a majority-Black, Democrat-held district in Louisiana. And it could lead to similar districts being drawn out of existence in multiple Republican-led states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “While far-right extremists on the Supreme Court have twice recklessly cleared the path for partisan gerrymandering, Democrats refuse to unilaterally disarm,” Jeffries said. “This is just the beginning. Across the nation, we will sue, …
Jeffries calls Karoline Leavitt a ‘stone-cold liar’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday called White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt a “stone-cold liar” after she blamed Democrats for the Saturday shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “I think that what’s interesting to me, as you pointed out, is that the so-called White House press secretary, who’s a disgrace,… Source link
Hakeem Jeffries talks Virginia redistricting and midterms : NPR
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterms. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterms. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Virginia voted to allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map to create more seats for Democrats ahead of this year’s midterm elections. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says President Trump’s effort to “rig” the midterms has been “thwarted.” “We were asking the voters of Virginia to respond in a temporary way to a national crisis that was started by Donald Trump in an environment where two-thirds of the people of Virginia had decided just a few years ago to go in …
Jeffries: ‘What Donald Trump has done is decimate the bank accounts of the American people’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) blasted President Trump at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) briefing, saying his policies have hurt Americans’ wallets and livelihoods. “Donald Trump has not managed to liberate the economy,” Jeffries said. “What Donald Trump has done is decimate the bank accounts of the American people.” Democratic lawmakers and DNC leaders… Source link
Watch: Jeffries speaks amid DHS funding battle
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Tuesday afternoon amid new GOP optimism over a potential deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Republicans seem more optimistic about a deal after a meeting with President Trump this week. The White House indicted Tuesday that Trump is on board to back… Source link
Watch live: Jeffries gives remarks amid DHS funding battle
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Thursday morning, more than a month after funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed. Jeffries and other House Democrats on Wednesday formally launched their bid to fund the Transportation Security Administration and other non-immigration enforcement agencies amid the impasse. Democratic leaders have also rejected… Source link
Schumer, Jeffries: White House ICE offer ‘insufficient’
Democratic leaders who are demanding sweeping reforms to the Trump administration‘s immigration enforcement tactics said Monday that a counterproposal from the White House was “incomplete and insufficient.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement that Republicans shared with them an outline of their proposal,… Source link
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter pleads guilty to threatening Jeffries
A New York man who was pardoned by President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6. 2021, attack on the Capitol pleaded guilty Thursday to making death threats against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Christopher P. Moynihan, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree and agreed to… Source link