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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Hakeem Jeffries seeks bipartisan path in House to avoid ‘extremist’ power

Hakeem Jeffries walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate a House speaker candidate in Washington DC on 10 October.
Hakeem Jeffries walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate a House speaker candidate in Washington DC on 10 October. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries confirmed Sunday that “informal conversations have been underway” for a bipartisan solution to the leadership crisis in the US House of Representatives.

The legislative chamber has been without a speaker since 5 October when Republican right-wingers voted to remove California’s Kevin McCarthy from his position and Democrats did not step in with votes to secure him, effectively paralyzing the body.

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