UPDATE: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn becomes first Black House minority leader
Congressman Jeffries, who is running unopposed, is expected to make history Wednesday as the first black minority leader. Derick Waller has details.Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside next year.
Wednesday's internal Democratic caucus votes of Jeffries and the other top leaders came without challengers. While Democrats will be relegated to the House minority in the new year, they will have a certain amount of leverage because the Republican majority is expected to be so slim and McCarthy's hold on his party fragile.
On the other side of the Capitol, Jeffries will have a partner in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as two New Yorkers are poised to helm the Democratic leadership in Congress. They live about a mile apart in Brooklyn.
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