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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) commandeered the chamber floor early Thursday morning to deliver a marathon ...
The House minority leader made history as he spoke for eight hours and 44 minutes in opposition to the Republicans’ massive ...
At 4:53 a.m. on Thursday, Hakeem Jeffries took his place at the lectern on the House floor, bound by no time limit, and began ...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' ...
The Democratic minority leader used his unlimited talking time to set back Republicans' vote timeline but didn't ultimately ...
Then-Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy set the record for the longest “magic minute” in 2021, speaking for more than eight ...
Jeffries launched a marathon “magic minute” speech early Thursday to protest the “limited” debate rules set for Trump’s Big ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson teased Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries about his marathon eight-plus hour speech on Thursday ...
The 54-year-old House Democratic leader's speech outpaced the previous record set by former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who as the GOP leader in 2021 spoke against a Democratic spending measure.
"Shame on the people who've decided to launch that kind of all-out assault on the health and the well-being of everyday ...
A lawmaker appeared to be sleeping while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered a lengthy speech Thursday.