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Hakeem Jeffries formally announces his bid for House speaker
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) officially announced his candidacy for speaker on Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after Democrats won the House, the Washington Examiner reported. He is expected to become the first black speaker in congressional history. Jeffries told supporters Americans had 'had enough of the extremism, enough of the corruption,' the New York Post reported.
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- Washington ExaminerHakeem Jeffries formally announces bid for House speaker
- New York PostDems eye 56-seat Senate majority as blue tsunami washes out GOP