Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democrat · NY-8 · U.S. House
Bio
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district. From 2007 to 2012, he represented the 57th district in the New York State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party, Jeffries has served since 2023 as the leader of the House Democratic Caucus and House minority leader.
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Bitter feud is threatening to doom Dems — and entrench GOP in power for decades: insiderThe Democratic Party is failing to deal with an existential crisis that could entrench the GOP in power for years to come, a party activist and ex-candidate warned.Establishment politicians are so desperate to dismiss a surging progressive wing of the party t…
Raw Story · July 8, 2026
Trump unleashed a new whopper of a lie that's crazed even by his standardsAfter progressives, including self-described Democratic Socialists, won numerous primary victories in New York and elsewhere, President Donald Trump launched a whopper of a lie, even by his crazed standards. He declared that the “communist” Democratic Sociali…
Raw Story · July 6, 2026- How to Beat Back the Democratic Socialists
Communist radicals are mobilizing to sweep elections in 2028. Here’s what Republicans need to do to save the country. New York City’s Democrat primary results set off a political fuse that is causing explosions across Democrat, federal, state, and local power…
Freerepublic.com · July 6, 2026 - Democrats are ‘looking for guidance’ on Israel. Hakeem Jeffries isn’t giving any at the moment. - Yahoo
Democrats are ‘looking for guidance’ on Israel. Hakeem Jeffries isn’t giving any at the moment.Yahoo Capitol agenda: Jeffries takes hands-off approach to IsraelPolitico Opinion | The Military Danger of the Anti-Israel PanicWSJ Congress blocks Massie-Khanna ef…
Slashdot.org · July 6, 2026
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