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Hakeem Jeffries, in Line to Become House Speaker, Promises Bold Agenda

The New York Times ·

The man in line to be the first Black speaker is a reserved moderate seen by activists on the left as too timid to take on President Trump. He says he’s “strongly positioned” to get things done.

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