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