Jeffries makes historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi - New Delhi Times - India Only International Newspaper

A day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a history-making bid Friday to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats. In a letter to colleagues, Jeffries gave a nod to the “legendary figures”…

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