Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on ‘maximum warfare’ rhetoric, tells critics ‘I don’t give a damn’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., doubled down on his inflammatory rhetoric toward Republicans during a fiery news conference Monday, telling critics, “I don’t give a damn.” “I stand by it,” Jeffries told reporters, when asked about his vow last week to unleash “maximum warfare” on the … Read more

Hakeem Jeffries declared ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans days before Trump assassination attempt

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Just days before an apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, one of the Democratic Party’s leaders called for “maximum warfare” against Republicans. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made the inflammatory remark while warning Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., against redrawing the state’s congressional map ahead … Read more

Hakeem Jeffries left scrambling after child reporter asks why voters view Democrats so negatively

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared caught off guard Thursday as children of the Capitol Hill press corps questioned him during an event. The exchange came during a Capitol Hill event marking “Take Your Child to Work Day,” where children of journalists were invited to ask … Read more

‘Lame duck’: Jeffries rips DeSantis after Florida invitation as redistricting fight heats up

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a Fox News Digital interview on Thursday, calling him a “lame duck” after the governor offered to pay for his trip to Florida amid a redistricting push. Jeffries warned DeSantis he could put Republican seats … Read more

DeSantis taunts Jeffries with Florida invite — Dem leader responds with $20M warning shot

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There’s no let up in the verbal fireworks between House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida in their war of words over congressional redistricting. One day after DeSantis on Wednesday taunted Jeffries, saying “there’s nothing that could be better for Republicans … Read more

DeSantis says he’s taking up Jeffries’ invitation to ‘F-around and find out’ on Florida redistricting effort

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ invitations to “f-around and find out” on redistricting efforts in Florida, the next possible battleground in a nationwide struggle to gain partisan advantages from congressional district maps. “Please. Be my guest. I will pay for you … Read more

Republicans block Jeffries’ gambit to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

Iran ceasefire in peril: UAE demands clarification as aggression continues Matt Finn reports live from Dubai as the UAE demands urgent clarification on the Iran ceasefire agreement, stating the ‘era of courtesies has passed’ amid escalating aggression. Retired Navy Captain Brent Sadler analyzes the peril in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has fired 2,819 … Read more

Schumer, Jeffries sue Trump, accuse him of trying to ‘rig’ mail-in voting

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top congressional Democrats, party campaign arms and allied groups are suing President Donald Trump and his administration over a sweeping order he signed this week that would increase federal involvement in elections. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., along with … Read more

Jeffries declines to break with indicted Democrat after ethics panel’s guilty verdict

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of lawmakers found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, but House Democratic leadership is standing by their embattled colleague. “As I understand it, the Ethics Committee has one final step in their process, so I’m not going to … Read more

Flashback: Jeffries called failing to fully fund DHS an ‘abdication of responsibility’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., once said that failing to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was “legislative malpractice” — a position he is now rejecting in the current funding standoff with Republicans. “We are here today to do a single job, and that … Read more