Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Democratic veterans, where he emphasized that Donald Trump has repeatedly lied and failed to make the case for war to the American people, but House Democrats will continue to stand up for everyday Americans and […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Donald Trump and Republicans have lied and failed the American people, spending taxpayer dollars not to make life more affordable for them but to launch endless foreign wars and brutalize or kill everyday Americans.  LEADER JEFFRIES: Donald Trump and Republicans have once […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s News Central, where he highlighted the failure of the Trump administration to justify the ongoing strikes in Iran and Democrats’ plans to force a War Powers vote this week. KATE BOLDUAN: Joining me right now is the top Democrat in the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on WBLS Open Line, where he emphasized that Democrats will vote to advance a War Powers Resolution to rein in Donald Trump’s unconstitutional military action in Iran and prevent a failed forever foreign war while continuing to hold this administration accountable for their failure to make life better […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition, where he made clear that Donald Trump launched massive and ongoing military operations against Iran without the authorization of Congress, and Democrats remain committed to compelling a vote on a War Powers Resolution when Congress returns. EMILY KWONG: Leader Jeffries, welcome back to All Things […]

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, […]