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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., derides the new Republican majority over plans to consider a national sales tax and other issues, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Leader of the loyal opposition in House boasts ‘very positive’ relationship with Speaker McCarthy

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jeffries prepares for fight with McCarthy after renominating Swalwell, Schiff to Intel Committee

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the House Minority Leader-elect, speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Dec.13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Hakeem Jeffries taps moderate Democrat to chair DCCC

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters just after he was elected by House Democrats to be the new leader when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., steps aside in the new Congress under the Republican majority, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats’ new leader Hakeem Jeffries boasts he’s ready to tamp down ‘The Squad’

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems’ next generation

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Lawmakers stand and applaud as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. Pelosi’s decision to step down from Democratic leadership after 20 years has many women admiring the way she wielded power. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Pelosi named ‘Speaker Emerita’ as House Democrats bid adieu to their longtime leader

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. The day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, 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. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Jeffries launches bid for House Democratic leader, promises to take back majority in 2024

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

House Democrats rally behind Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, next generation of leaders as Pelosi steps down

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pelosi stepping down from leadership role following midterm losses that cost Dems House majority

By Susan Ferrechio and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to members of the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Jeffries running stealth campaign to succeed Pelosi as top House Dem

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democratic Caucus chairman: Trump’s presidency was a ‘scam’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., removes on a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus before answering a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Caucus chairman, hits ‘callous’ cutbacks to unemployment benefits

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Caucus Chair, touts House policing bill ‘only bipartisan game in town’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this image from video, impeachment manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks in favor of a amendment by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Hakeem Jeffries quotes The Notorious B.I.G. on Senate floor during Trump impeachment trial

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the House Democratic Caucus chair, fends off reporters' questions about President Donald Trump and the Mueller report, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Hakeem Jeffries, Dem Caucus chair: Donald Trump is ‘ripping apart the civil fabric of this nation’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York speaks at a news conference following a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Hakeem Jeffries: Trump a ‘cancer on the presidency’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York speaks at a news conference following a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Hakeem Jeffries on AOC Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti: ‘That tweet speaks for itself’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the House Democratic Caucus chair, fends off reporters' questions about President Donald Trump and the Mueller report, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Hakeem Jeffries: Democrats ‘will not overreach’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the House Democratic Caucus chair, fends off reporters' questions about President Donald Trump and the Mueller report, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Jeffries: ‘We didn’t run on impeachment’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with reporters after being elected chairman of the House Democratic Caucus for the 116th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Jeffries defeated Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., both prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE* *

Democrats vow to fight Robert Mueller, William Barr for report details

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times