Hakeem Jeffries moves toward becoming the first Black US House speaker as progressives push back
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After Democrats’ midterm win on Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York is poised to become the first Black speaker of the House. Some progressives doubt he fits the moment given his cautious politics and long support for Israel; a Change.org petition had more than 980,000 signatures by Saturday urging another choice, and several newly elected progressive lawmakers have not said they will back him.
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