On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) comments on the Derek Chauvin trial were in bounds and appropriate, but he “didn’t hear” her say that she thought Chauvin
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday unveiled the resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) over the remarks she made outside of a police station in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, over the weekend.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday described House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) potential censure of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) as “frivolous” and would not say whether he agreed with the California Democrat’s remarks, claiming he was “not that familiar” with what she originally said.
President Biden is “committed” to the concept of setting up a commission to examine issuing reparations to black Americans for slavery, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said this week.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that the arrest of Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon (D) on Thursday after she knocked on Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) statehouse office door showed “systemic racism” in policing when compared to the treatment of the Capitol Hill rioters and Michigan protesters.
Tuesday ahead of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called on senators to “rise to the occasion to defeat authoritarianism.”
Sunday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) commented on the possible defense of President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial to equate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to the riots that took place during Black Lives Matter protests.
Thursday on “MSNBC Live,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reacted to threats of violence against him and the impeachment of now-former President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection.
U.S. House Democratic chair Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday set out his plans to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office, saying the occupant of the White House is guilty of inciting sedition.
House Democrats nominated Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to serve another term as speaker, likely making her the next leader of Congress’s lower chamber.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) could once again see her speakership challenged following a lackluster showing of House Democrat candidates in Tuesday’s 2020 election.
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.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump was “continuing conspiracy to subvert our free and fair elections.”
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.”
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Wednesday argued the Black Lives Protest “moment” initiated by the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police, needed to go beyond just police reform.
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.
House impeachment manager Hakeem Jeffries told the Senate the “Steele dossier” was not improper foreign interference in the 2016 election because Democrats “purchased” it.
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.
