Category: Hakeem Jeffries

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Rejects GOP ‘Election Denier’ Claims, Says He Supported Trump’s 2016 Certification

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday addressed claims by Republican lawmakers that he branded the 2016 election “illegitimate” and called former President Donald Trump a “fake president.” House Democrats on Nov. 30 voted for Jeffries to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the party’s top leader in the lower chamber. In a speech on the Senate floor shortly after Jeffries’s appointment…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Nov. 30): Arizona Judge Dismisses Election Lawsuit; Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Dead at 79

In Arizona, a judge dismissed an election lawsuit filed by a Republican candidate who alleged that problems at polling locations disenfranchised voters. New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries was elected on Nov. 30 to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader. Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter behind some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits, has died…


NTD Evening News (Nov. 30): Arizona Judge Dismisses Election Lawsuit; Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Dead at 79

In Arizona, a judge dismissed an election lawsuit filed by a Republican candidate who alleged that problems at polling locations disenfranchised voters. New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries was elected on Nov. 30 to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader. Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter behind some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits, has died…


Democrats Elect New Leader to Succeed Pelosi

House Democrats on Nov. 30 voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the party’s top leader in the lower chamber. Democrats gathered behind closed doors to elect their new leaders for the 118th Congress, after Pelosi, currently the House speaker, announced she would not seek a leadership position. Democrats…


House Democrats Elect Jeffries to Succeed Pelosi

House Democrats on Nov. 30 voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the party’s top leader in the lower chamber of Congress. Democrats gathered behind closed doors to elect their new leaders for the 118th Congress, after Pelosi, the House’s current speaker, announced she wouldn’t seek a leadership position….


Congressman Launches Bid to Replace Pelosi as Top House Democrat

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has announced a bid for the top Democrat position in the 118th Congress, which would make him the successor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Jeffries, 52, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, announced his bid on Nov. 18 in a letter to Democrat colleagues (pdf). Democrats are projected to be in…


Top House Democrats Join Pelosi in Leaving Leadership Roles, Point to Likely Successor

The number 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives on Nov. 17 announced he will be leaving the leadership shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she would not seek another term as a Democrat leader, while the number 3 Democrat also indicated he will step down. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said…


Pelosi Makes Major Announcement About Political Future After Democrats Lose House

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Nov. 17 announced she would step down from the House Democrat leadership after Republicans flipped the lower chamber. “For me, the hour’s come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect,” Pelosi said. “And I am grateful that so many are ready and…


Pelosi Says House to Move Forward With Impeachment Attempt If Pence Doesn’t Respond

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday evening said that the House will move forward with a resolution Monday that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment in order to impeach the president, just two weeks before his term ends. In a letter to colleagues, Pelosi said House Democrats will try…


Top House Democrat: Resolution Will Be Introduced to Charge Trump With ‘Inciting Sedition’

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the No. 3 House Democrat, announced Sunday that a “privileged resolution will be introduced that will charge” President Donald Trump with “inciting sedition.” Jeffries said that introducing a privileged resolution will allow the House to move “expeditiously” to consider the impeachment article before Jan. 20. House Democrats, after introducing the article, will then…