a new barker in london. the top stories allow jer syrup. how came jeffries has been elected as the new democratic leader of the us house of representatives? he s the 1st black person to hold the role. jeffries will take over from nancy pelosi, who so for 19 years he takes on the leadership at a critical time for the democrats who lost their house majority in the mid term elections are. hello c said she would be stepping down from her house speakership role in this new term after and democrats very narrowly lost their majority in after this last midterm election. and so this new, these new leaders coming in, we ll have quite the job, cut out for them. come january 3rd, when this new congress is sworn and given that they will no longer have the majority, they ll really be playing defense as their major role against a republican house majority. at least 15 people have been killed in the bombing in northern afghanistan. it happened at a religious school and i bach the capital of
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