# Hakeem Jeffries poised to become the first Black House speaker

https://mins.news/en/item/128527

- The Associated Press, 2026-11-04 06:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4BIDG42

> Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is close to making history as the first Black speaker of the House.

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