Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, becomes the first Black American to be elected leader of a major party in Congress, reports NBC News. The was unanimous in a closed-door session. Jeffries, along with the election of Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass as minority whip, the party’s top vote counter, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., 43, […]
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