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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed Tuesday that Republicans want to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg because they want to strike down Obamacare, which is currently facing a challenge that is before the Supreme Court.

As Congress weighs another coronavirus stimulus package, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live” said the notion that the unemployment insurance of $600 a week is incentivizing people to not seek employment “has no basis in reality.”

U.S. Attorney General Willam Barr mocked Democrats when Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) attempted to attack President Donald Trump on the coronavirus.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said former Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Geoff Berman should testify before Congress because “he has a lot to say.”

Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Congress would investigate the Trump administration for using Washington, DC police and National Guard troops to clear out protesters from Lafayette Square for Trump’s visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show,” House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that Tara Reade’s allegation against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is “a serious allegation raised by a serious individual and

Fact check – CLAIM: Michael Duffey, a political appointee, “seized responsibility for withholding the [Ukraine] aid.” VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE.

Fact check – CLAIM: The White House believes that it’s OK to take information from a foreign country in an election. VERDICT: FALSE.

Deputy White House Counsel Patrick Philbin told the Senate on Tuesday that Democrats’ claims of a “cover up” of the Ukraine call and the “whistleblower” complaint were incorrect, both factually and legally.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivered the most prolonged opening argument amongst the Democrat impeachment managers, according to data released Saturday.

Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump only released the transcript of the Ukraine call after Democrats launched their impeachment inquiry. VERDICT: FALSE. Trump said he would release it, then Democrats announced the inquiry.

Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump engaged in a “cover up” because of the way the administration handled the transcript of the Ukraine call. VERDICT: FALSE. Trump declassified and released the transcript.

On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) admitted just three days before the committee is going call witnesses at the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump, their identities are being kept

Democrats are outraged about Trump comparing impeachment to lynching, but Nadler in 1998 accused Republicans of “running a lynch mob.”

The Democrat Party has been scrambling to craft a cohesive impeachment message in an effort to win over the general public. Its current strategy involves the repetition of Pelosi-approved keywords and phrases such as “betrayal,” “abuse of power,” and “national security.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) laid out a cohesive strategy to back vulnerable Democrats in swing districts amid the party’s latest impeachment push, according to emerging details of a private conference call that occurred Sunday.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) predicted Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that more Republicans will eventually back the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Jeffries said, ” We’re in the midst of an inquiry. We’ll see where we get

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” during an interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), host Chris Matthews asked the New York Democrat to speculate on what President Donald Trump was “scared” of when it comes to gun control.

Corey Lewandowski packed several punches as he testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, with one of which he called himself the “good looking man” while being questioned by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Live,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will not move legislation on gun control because he is “hiding in the closet afraid of the NRA.” Jeffries said, “Reasonable gun safety measures is

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), one of the highest-ranking Democrats, on Wednesday backed Medicare for All. 

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” House Judiciary Committee member and House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that the Judiciary Committee will decide whether or not to recommend articles of impeachment “at some point later on this year.” Jeffries

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the House Democratic Caucus Chair and No. 5 House Democrat, on Wednesday evening ripped the “sycophants” in President Donald Trump’s cabinet for lacking the “guts to deploy the 25th Amendment.”

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that President Trump “would have argued that Democrats really didn’t take back control of the House of Representatives, had we not won decisively.” Host Bill

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reacted to the “send her back” chants at President Trump’s rally and the president’s response to them by stating that Trump has demonstrated “a reckless disregard

Former Vice President Joe Biden pledged to cut the U.S. incarceration rate by more than 50 percent if elected president in 2020.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reacted to President Donald Trump telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos he would accept dirt on political rivals from foreign agents.

House Democrats passed legislation on Tuesday that would grant amnesty to more than two million illegal aliens.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat, said in a podcast to be released on Wednesday that impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump should “commence immediately.”

Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) warned Democrats on Thursday that President Donald Trump could get an “electoral advantage” in 2020 if Democrats begin impeachment proceedings and allow him to become an “underdog.”

Thursday on MSNBC, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the impeachment of President Donald Trump was not off the table. Partial transcript as follows: HUNT: He has said that it has not been ruled out. Nancy Pelosi has said the same. At what

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called President Donald Trump a “studio gangster.” Jeffries said, “We do have important things to work on, like infrastructure. The president didn’t just walk out on a meeting with Nancy

Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said special counsel Robert Mueller’s showed U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia “successfully ” interfered with our 2016 presidential election and “artificially” put Donald Trump in the White

Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), a consistent critic of President Donald Trump, doubled down on his attacks on the president. Jeffries told network host Wolf Blitzer that Trump was peddling “xenophobia” with regards to his

Wednesday at House Democrats’ weekly press conference, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said “we are not going to be lectured” by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who said antisemitism is on the rise in the House of Representatives. Tuesday while discussing

In a Friday appearance on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed former Donald Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen’s testimony on Capitol Hill. Jeffries, a member of the Judiciary Committee, told host John Berman, “The American people deserve to know