House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is crisscrossing ... If that happens, Jeffries could make history as the first Black speaker, but it's not something he is ready to talk about yet.

the head of their caucus is known simply as the "minority leader". They do not have control over the House's functions like the Speaker does, but instead wield power within their caucus to keep ...

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries may be poised to become the first Black Speaker of the House — if Democrats are successful in ...

In 1984 he was elected by his colleagues to be the Minority Leader of the House from 1984 to 1990. In 1990 Barkis was selected to be the Speaker of the House. He held the position until 1992.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks alongside ... He waves off questions about a potential historic rise to be the first Black speaker of the House, saying he has learned "never to ...