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What Is Hakeem Jeffries’s Plan for the Midterms, and After?

May 20, 2026·39 min·5-min readroundtablepolitics
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Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader and likely future Speaker of the House, is navigating a delicate political balancing act: maintaining unity within a fractured Democratic caucus while responding to the provocations of Donald Trump. His leadership style—measured, strategic, and c

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Jason Zengerle

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Hakeem JeffriesJason ZengerleTyler FoggattDonald TrumpNancy PelosiKevin McCarthyLetitia JamesAl SharptonJim ClyburnGregory MeeksBarack ObamaMichelle ObamaSteve Israel

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