# US House Minority Leader Jeffries announces bid for speaker

https://mins.news/en/item/129819

- TASS, 2026-11-04 23:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2213027

> House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has formally announced his candidacy for Speaker, asking colleagues for their support in a letter. He pledged that Congress would act as a check on the executive branch. US media say he is on course to become the House’s first Black speaker. Democrats will control both chambers in the new Congress, which convenes on January 3, 2027.

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