In a bizarre House floor moment, Rep. Jeffries waved a stuffed Elmo while accusing Republicans of targeting Sesame Street in ...

Republicans had faced backlash last month after tech mogul Elon Musk publicly backed complaints that Congress hadn’t codified ...

In a bizarre stunt, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed Republicans for targeting PBS and children’s programming while holding up a stuffed Elmo doll.

For years, Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has told a similar story: he was off at college and shielded from controversies surrounding his uncle, Black studies professor Leonard ...

Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House. He also became the first Democrat since 2007 to earn unanimous support from their caucus.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is crisscrossing the U.S. campaigning to help Democrats retake control of the House of Representatives. If that happens, Jeffries could make history as the ...

Elmo has a friend, indeed. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., brought along a stuffed friend to help make a point on the House floor Thursday. Jeffries held up a stuffed Elmo doll while ...

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wielded a doll of Elmo while speaking against a rescissions package that ...

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wielded a doll of Elmo while speaking against a rescissions package that cut funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Thursday.