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

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

In his marathon floor speech on Thursday, Jeffries mocked Stefanik over her return to the House and for pledging “fealty” to the president. “Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.