15 h. ago House Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats' healthcare push amid shutdown

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown.

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19 h. ago Hakeem Jeffries Contradicts Fellow Democrats, Claims Government Shutdown Is Not over Giving Healthcare to Illegal Aliens

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is contradicting fellow Democrats on the government shutdown, claiming the party is not looking to provide healthcare benefits to illegal aliens. The post Hakeem Jeffries Contradicts Fellow Democrats, Claims Government Shutdown Is Not over Giving Healthcare to Illegal Aliens appeared first on Breitbart.

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22 h. ago Hakeem Jeffries confronted on CNN about Medicaid funding for 'noncitizens'

CNN host Jake Tapper confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about Medicaid funding for "noncitizens" on Wednesday as the lawmaker argued they were trying to save healthcare.

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33 h. ago Jeffries: Dems Not Shutting Down Government Because GOP 'May Be Able to Find a Way' to Reach Agreement

During an interview with “PBS NewsHour” that was aired on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that Democrats aren’t responsible for a shutdown when they’re withholding their votes because Republicans “may be able to find a way, The post Jeffries: Dems Not Shutting Down Government Because GOP ‘May Be Able to Find a Way’ to Reach Agreement appeared first on Breitbart.

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33 h. ago PBS's Bennett: Vance Is Right, Schumer Has Said You Don't Shut Down Over Policy Squabbles in Past

During an interview with House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Wednesday, “PBS NewsHour” co-host Geoff Bennett said that Vice President JD Vance is correct to assert that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer The post PBS’s Bennett: Vance Is Right, Schumer Has Said You Don’t Shut Down Over Policy Squabbles in Past appeared first on Breitbart.

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35 h. ago Vance to Jeffries: The Sombrero Memes Stop When Dems Fund Government

Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's sombrero memes of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will stop when Democrats fund the government. The post Vance to Jeffries: The Sombrero Memes Stop When Dems Fund Government appeared first on Breitbart.

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35 h. ago Jeffries: Trump AI Sombrero Video 'Was a Xenophobic Stereotype'

Wednesday on CNN's "The Lead," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump's AI video depicting the leader in a sombrero "was a xenophobic stereotype." The post Jeffries: Trump AI Sombrero Video ‘Was a Xenophobic Stereotype’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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40 h. ago Capitol Hill reacts to Trump's comments on 'war from within'

A day after Trump said the U.S. is fighting a "war from within," Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries react to the president's comments.

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43 h. ago Gingrich: Schumer, Jeffries 'Are Just Totally Out of Touch with America'

Tuesday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich argued that the approach taken by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) regarding the government shutdown highlighted their disconnect from the country. The post Gingrich: Schumer, Jeffries ‘Are Just Totally Out of Touch with America’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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46 h. ago Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries speak on Trump's 'war from within' comments

A day after Trump said the U.S. is fighting a "war from within," Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries react to the president's comments.

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56 h. ago Jeffries: We're Not Hypocritical Because We're Saying 'Let's Fund the Government' and GOP Wants Status Quo

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that Democrats aren’t abandoning their position from prior shutdowns of arguing to just fund the government because “we’re saying, let’s fund the government, let’s sit down The post Jeffries: We’re Not Hypocritical Because We’re Saying ‘Let’s Fund the Government’ and GOP Wants Status Quo appeared first on Breitbart.

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61 h. ago Report: Trump Showed Schumer, Jeffries Biden Autopen Portrait

During a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), President Donald Trump reportedly showed them a photo of former President Joe Biden that is represented by an “autopen.” Andrew Desiderio, a senior The post Report: Trump Showed Schumer, Jeffries Biden Autopen Portrait appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Speaker Johnson: Schumer, Jeffries 'Trying to Show Fight' in Allowing Government Shutdown

On this week's broadcast of Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speculated as to why Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) were willing to allow Tuesday's deadline to pass that would force the government to shut down. The post Speaker Johnson: Schumer, Jeffries ‘Trying to Show Fight’ in Allowing Government Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Jeffries says he’s ‘hopeful’ a government shutdown can be avoided

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told “This Week” anchor Martha Raddatz that he is “hopeful” a government shutdown can be avoided.

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6 d. ago Jeffries on Shutdown: I Think We Can Get GOP to Vote to Undo Bill They Just Passed

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to a question on whether he thinks it’s realistic to expect Republicans to undo legislation they just passed to avoid a shutdown by saying that The post Jeffries on Shutdown: I Think We Can Get GOP to Vote to Undo Bill They Just Passed appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago Top House Dem fires back at Trump's 'unhinged' shutdown remarks amid collapse of gov funding talks

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Republicans' spending bill and President Donald Trump's statements during a Brooklyn press conference amid a looming government shutdown threat.

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9 d. ago Trump cancels meeting with Schumer, Jeffries over 'ridiculous demands' as funding deadline looms

President Donald Trump axed a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arguing that the pair were "unserious."

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1 week ago Democrats Want to Shut Down the Government over This Coronavirus

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have signaled their willingness to shut down the government over President Donald Trump and Republicans' lack of urgency to address this coronavirus-era healthcare benefit. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have signaled their willingness to shut down the government over President Donald Trump and Republicans' lack of urgency to address a coronavirus-era healthcare benefit. The post Democrats Want to Shut Down the Government over This Coronavirus-Era Benefit appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Jeffries: Shameful Supreme Court 'Enabled' Trump to Behave Like a King

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Monday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that it was shameful the Supreme Court has "enabled" President Donald Trump to behave like a king. The post Jeffries: Shameful Supreme Court ‘Enabled’ Trump to Behave Like a King appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Democrats Oppose Stopgap Spending Bill as Congress Edges Toward a Shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have come out against a Republican stopgap spending bill as Congress edges towards a shutdown. The post Democrats Oppose Stopgap Spending Bill as Congress Edges Toward a Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

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