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As speaker, the New York Democrat would be second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president. He has vowed to focus on affordability and holding the administration accountable.

Se il partito vince, sarà il primo speaker afroamericano

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Jeffries, who addressed supporters after House control was called for Democrats<strong>, </strong>argued voters have sent Congress a message to end extremism and "corruption."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House, a generational shift in U.S. politics after Democrats trounced Republicans to win majority control of the chamber in the midterm elections.

Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results the start of a ‘great American comeback’.

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/hkznPQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/11/03/d566fdac-37b3-494a-a1e9-2407ed35d2da.jpg">Der New Yorker Demokrat und kommende Vorsitzende des US-Kongresses neigt eher zu Diplomatie. Nun ist sein Kampfgeist gefordert