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U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
December 27, 2023
During the 118th session of Congress, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate faced several bouts…
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
December 2, 2023
“The question that we should all be asking is why is George Santos still around,” Jeffries inquired. One day before
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
November 3, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes there is “an urgent need” to move police reform legislation “forward."
October 19, 2023
Some say it’s not a reality that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will become the next speaker of the House.
October 5, 2023
House Democrats are making it clear their only vote for the next House speaker will be House Minority Leader Hakeem…
September 29, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told theGrio that a government shutdown will devastate Black and brown Americans.
June 11, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries responds to Republican efforts to put an end to the student loan payment pause.
January 17, 2023
Days before his inauguration, in a downtown office building in Baltimore City, Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore sat down with theGrio. 
January 14, 2023
The way this man kept making them vote again and again until he “won”  the role of House speaker was…
January 7, 2023
In the early hours of Saturday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries officially made history as the first African American to lead a…
Republican Representative Byron Donalds of Florida
January 6, 2023
The problem with today’s GOP is that they actually believe Black people are replaceable — or more likely, interchangeable. 
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
January 4, 2023
Democrats were firmly united in supporting Jeffries. What’s even more clear is that he has no intention of saving Republicans…
January 3, 2023
As the new year is underway, theGrio is keeping an eye on these five political stories in Washington and beyond.
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
December 12, 2022
Representation matters, but symbolism will only get you so far. We must always hold Black leadership accountable. 
December 5, 2022
Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of…
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
November 30, 2022
OPINION: Jeffries has big shoes to fill in succeeding Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the House because she…
November 19, 2022
With Speaker Nancy Pelosi planning to step aside, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries sought to be the first Black person to helm a major…
Stuff Magazine Parties At The Palms - Arrivals
September 3, 2022
RIAA Honors: Pioneers of Hip-Hop event to honor Grandmaster Flash, MC Lyte on September 14 in Washington, D.C.
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
May 13, 2022
When Rep. Hakeem Jeffries stepped up to the mic on Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, he knew he…
June 11, 2021
Omar made clear she meant ongoing ICC probes, "not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S.…