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Jeffries circumspect on working with Trump as Democrats gain on Election Night

New York Democrat Hakeem Jeffries is in line to be the next House Speaker but has been noncommittal about how he'd work with President Donald Trump.

Published Nov 3, 2026, 9:40 PM EST | LehighValleyLive

Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is in line to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.

With Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic as the votes come in on Election Night, Jeffries wasn’t yet thinking about how he’d work with President Donald Trump as Speaker.