Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and the Department of Defense want to use powerful artificial intelligence technology to spy on American citizens through mass surveillance. Anthropic, a leading American company, has courageously pushed back against this shocking invasion of privacy scheme. In response, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, the […]

Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW’s The 11th Hour, where he highlighted the failure of Donald Trump and Republicans to lower costs and keep their promises and reiterated Democrats’ commitments to protecting the American people. CATHERINE RAMPELL: Leader Jeffries, thank you so much for joining me this evening. LEADER JEFFRIES: […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released the following statement:Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to nationalize our elections, because he intends to steal them. Once again, the President appears intent on manufacturing conspiracy theories so Republicans can desperately cling to power while their extreme agenda […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries; Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, Assistant Leader Joe Neguse and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene held a press conference to highlight Democrats’ continued commitment to fighting for an affordable America and pushing back against the extremism of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. LEADER JEFFRIES: Thank you, Chairman Aguilar, […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW’s Morning Joe, where he highlighted the lies, propaganda and hatred spewed during the State of the Union address and the fact that Donald Trump has no plan to make life better or more affordable for everyday Americans. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Joining us now, House Minority Leader, […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The state of the union throughout the past year under Donald Trump’s presidency has been a complete disaster. For nearly two hours tonight, Donald Trump spewed lies, propaganda and hatred. After failing to deliver on his promise to lower costs on day one, Donald Trump has […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that over the past year, Donald Trump and Republicans have failed the American people, including on the economy, healthcare and immigration enforcement.  LEADER JEFFRIES: The state of our union under the presidency of Donald Trump is a complete and total disaster. Costs […]

Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 and MS NOW’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to highlight the real State of the Union under Donald Trump and Rubber Stamp Republicans, who have abdicated their responsibilities to make life better for hardworking American taxpayers. JOHN BERMAN: Joining us now is […]

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement on inviting Vonetta Rougier of Canarsie and family members of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as his guests for the 2026 State of the Union Address. “Six months after Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans passed their One Big Ugly Bill imposing the largest cuts to […]