Hakeem Jeffries Is In Line To Be Democrats' Next House Leader
by Keith Reed from on (#6601D)
Over more than 246 years, a Black person has never held their party's top job in either chamber of Congress. Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took the first step toward becoming the Democrats' next leader in a House likely to see his party back in the minority, albeit a slim one.