Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks with reporters Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. The day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, Rep. Jeffries announced his own history-making bid Friday to become the first Black American to helm a major U.S. political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.
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Jeffries makes historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi
A day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a history-making bid Friday to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.
