The minority leader in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, has officially announced his candidacy for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. "I am writing to humbly ask for your support in connection with my candidacy to serve as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives," he wrote in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday. "The days when the House functions like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump administration are over. Congress will take its place as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch,” Jeffries pledged.

The minority leader in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, has officially announced his candidacy for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. "I am writing to humbly ask for your support in connection with my candidacy to serve as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives," he wrote in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday. "The days when the House functions like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump administration are over. Congress will take its place as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch,” Jeffries pledged.