Incoming House Dem Leader Jeffries vows to work with Republicans
Incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is vowing to seek common ground with Republicans as his party moves into the minority in the next Congress.
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Incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is vowing to seek common ground with Republicans as his party moves into the minority in the next Congress.
The 52-year-old from Brooklyn assumes the mantle of power as the first Black person to head a party in Congress.
Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries made history in Washington on Wednesday. He's now the most powerful Democrat in the House after being elected to be the next minority leader. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
In Washington, a generational shift in leadership makes history. House Democrats elected Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, making him the first African-American to lead a congressional party. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer says the Crown Heights native took a page from Mayor Eric Adams and is vowing to "get stuff done."
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.
Jeffries is running unopposed to replace Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats' top elected leader.
If elected, Jeffries would be the first person of color to lead his party in the House.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a 52-year-old New Yorker, is running to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the leadership ranks.
The Brooklyn Congressman has officially announced his bid to be the House Democratic leader.
The Washington speculation machine has been in overdrive for months, wondering if Pelosi would in fact keep her 2018 pledge to limit herself to four more years as her party's leader, and if so, who would follow in her footsteps.
There's now a chance the Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate could be from New York, CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
The expected formal announcement will be made one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not be seeking a leadership role in the new Congress.
Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seed a leadership post in the next Congress, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Hundreds of people took to the streets on Tuesday, day into night, at times taking over the Brooklyn Bridge, honoring Floyd on the anniversary of his death.
Authorities say he demanded the congressman and journalist retract statements about the election and threatened to harm their families.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Mayor Bill de Blasio joined members of New York City's delegation Saturday, explaining why impeachment needs to happen even though the president has less than two weeks left in office.
Local leaders and members of New York City's congressional delegation responded to Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Think of Election 2020 as a train barreling into the station. Depending on who wins, New Yorkers could be on the train to economic recovery or under the train, crushed.
As President-elect Donald Trump continued to hold transition meetings in New Jersey, elected officials in New York had plans of their own.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is incensed that the main roadway through the Fort Hamilton military base in Brooklyn is named for Gen. Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States and President Barack Obama for aiding Israel, but warned of the threat that Iran poses to Israel's survival.
Looking to strengthen ties between Israel and the city's Latino community, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. welcomed the President of Israel on Wednesday.
The medical examiner's office said Sunday that 28-year-old Akai Gurley died from a single bullet to the torso.
Six members of New York's congressional delegation are asking the Justice Department to formally investigate last month's police custody death of Eric Garner.
Police named a suspect Wednesday evening in the stabbing of two children, one fatally, inside an elevator in Brooklyn.
