House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, The ABCs of Democracy, and what's next for Democrats after election losses.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) won reelection Tuesday night, easily beating Republican challenger John Delaney and bringing him one step closer to a possible speakership, should ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries dodged a question about Gov. Kathy Hochul calling Republican voters “anti-democratic” — as some of his fellow New York Democrats took the opportunity to ...

NEW YORK CITY — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was here last week celebrating new federal funding for continued recovery from Hurricane Sandy, an event he emphatically tied to the ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of President-elect Trump, congratulated him Thursday, emphasizing that Democrats respect the will of the voters and won’t ...

NEW YORK — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Kathy Hochul have a lot on the line Tuesday, when New York voters decide whether to redeem them after their dismal showing in House ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said congressional Democrats are "defying political gravity" as control of Congress remained unclear on Wednesday. Even as Donald Trump won the presidency and ...

And yet, Hakeem Jeffries, in line to make history as the first Black speaker of the House, says he is choosing to stay calm, as Democrats work to wrest control of the chaotic U.S. House from ...