Hakeem Jeffries is closing in on the Speaker’s gavel, but his path to power runs directly through a group of Democratic Socialists making demands
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- WSJ reports: “DSA leaders are working behind the scenes with their endorsed candidates to pressure Jeffries on progressive priorities.”
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