Last week, I returned from Ghana as part of my first foreign trip as House Democratic Leader. Joining me was a delegation of 12 Members that broadly reflected the House Democratic Caucus, including the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, the top Democrat on the Africa Subcommittee, as well…

Earlier this week I returned from Israel after a meaningful and moving visit where I led a delegation of 12 Democrats to the Jewish State on the eve of the 75th anniversary of its founding. It was a delegation that broadly reflected the House Democratic Caucus, including the top Democrat…

On May 2, 2022, Rep. Jeffries wrote to Judge Patrick McAllister requesting he immediately schedule additional hearings on the redistricting process at sites accessible to all New Yorkers: Dear Judge McAllister: I write to express grave concern that thousands of my constituents, communities of color and millions of other New…

The apartment the Jeffries family contracted to purchase in 2005, before his election to public office, automatically qualified for a 50-year-old tax abatement. More than 211,900 properties citywide also automatically qualify for this program. While serving in the New York State Assembly, then Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries worked to successfully…

By Edward-Isaac Dovere Sometime in the not-so-distant future, probably after next year’s midterm elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce that she’s stepping down. Her top deputies, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, aspire to her job, but they’re also in their early 80s, and most Democrats…

In other words, it’s important for people of faith to understand that you can’t have a seat at the leadership table (as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus) without the enemies. Accordingly, in my view, there is only one way to proceed. Spread love. Rejoice. Get ready to fight for the people. He has prepared a table. And we can thank the haters for their presence.

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), a Brooklyn native who was raised in a proud union household and recently completed a successful term as co-chair of the House Democratic messaging apparatus, released a letter announcing his intention to run for House Democratic Caucus Chair. The letter states, in…

Dear Colleague: I write in response to a recent letter opposing the FIRST STEP Act (hereinafter, the “opposition letter”). The letter, unfortunately, is riddled with factual inaccuracies and deliberately attempts to undermine the nationwide prison reform effort. There are numerous civil rights and criminal justice reform organizations, including the National…

1. Lil’ Kim — Quiet Storm (remix) Lil’ Kim speaks the Dun language, pays homage to a female rap pioneer and bodies this track to make clear that Queen Bee holds down the Iron Throne even with the King of New York in heaven. HONORABLE MENTION Best Female Rap (Non-Collaborations) ‪Queen Latifah — U.N.I.T.Y.‬ ‪MC Lyte — Poor Georgie ‬ These two classics by legendary pioneers are not collaborations, but…