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Democrats Mull Replacing Nancy Pelosi with Hakeem Jeffries as House Speaker

HeadlineNov 05, 2020

House Democrats are discussing whether to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House, after Republicans scored unexpected victories on Tuesday, cutting into Democrats’ majority. That’s according to The Hill, which reports two unnamed congressmembers have been approaching colleagues and asking them to back House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries as the next House speaker.

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