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Hakeem Jeffries gets the majority of his dreams
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is set to preside over a commanding Democratic majority after his party swept districts President Trump carried by double digits. Why it matters: Democrats' landslide win will make it much, much easier for the likely next speaker to secure the gavel wit
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Both outlets frame the story around Hakeem Jeffries being poised to become, or set to become, the first Black speaker of the House. NPR adds extra context in its extract, noting his place in the presidential line of succession and saying he has vowed to focus on affordability and holding the administration accountable. Channel 4 News, by contrast, keeps its framing to the historic first and Jeffries’s role as Democratic minority leader.
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