Hakeem Jeffries favored to lead House Dems after Pelosi exit
Hakeem Jeffries favored to lead House Dems after Pelosi exit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down from her leadership role after her fellow Democrats lost their majority in last week’s midterm elections positions Hakeem Jeffries, a liberal congressman from New York, as a likely top contender to lead the party for the next two years.
Jeffries, 52, would be the first Black House Democratic leader,…
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