The House minority leader made history as he spoke for eight hours and 44 minutes in opposition to the Republicans’ massive ...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a last stand against Trump's agenda bill, slamming the measure in a ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-Calif.) commandeered the chamber floor early Thursday morning to deliver a marathon speech hammering away at the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill,” stalling a final ...

Jeffries launched a marathon “magic minute” speech early Thursday to protest the “limited” debate rules set for Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) spoke for more than eight hours on July 3, breaking a House floor record, as he opposed Trump’s tax bill.

Then-Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy set the record for the longest “magic minute” in 2021, speaking for more than eight ...

Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’ massive tax and spending cuts legislation ...

He began the speech at 4:53 a.m. EDT and finished at 1:37 p.m. EDT, 8 hours, 44 minutes later, breaking the record set by then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California in 2021, when he was the GOP leader.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER Hakeem Jeffries, who represents parts of Brooklyn, early on Thursday morning began to deliver a marathon speech in opposition to the GOP’s ...

A House Republican complained about Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ marathon speech railing against the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” likening the Black congressman’s oratory style to ...

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.