# Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries announces bid for US House speaker

https://mins.news/en/item/129816

- TRT World, 2026-11-04 23:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/f683521319fe

> Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has launched a bid to become speaker of the US House. If successful, he would be the first Black speaker in US history.

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