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House Democrats "inundated" with calls telling them not to elect Jeffries speaker
Democratic House members and members-elect are being bombarded with phone calls and emails urging them not to elect Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker, more than a dozen lawmakers and aides tell Axios. Why it matters: The calls point to a fundamental disconnect between House Democra
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Axios and Breaking Points both center Hakeem Jeffries and the House speaker contest, but Axios treats the story as Jeffries’ formal bid, while Breaking Points frames it through a discussion with Ro Khanna. Axios is the only outlet here to say the bid was launched in a letter to colleagues and to note Jeffries is widely expected to win the gavel. Breaking Points’ extract does not add details about the letter and instead foregrounds a broader conversation about Democratic leadership.
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