Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black House speaker as petition against him passes 980,000 signatures

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Micwyn. "Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black House speaker as petition against him passes 980,000 signatures." Micwyn, 7 Nov. 2026, micwyn.com/t/1614/hakeem-jeffries-poised-to-become-first-black-house-speaker-as-petition-against-h. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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  author = {{Micwyn}},
  title = {Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black House speaker as petition against him passes 980,000 signatures},
  howpublished = {Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://micwyn.com/t/1614/hakeem-jeffries-poised-to-become-first-black-house-speaker-as-petition-against-h},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
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After Democrats' decisive midterm win, Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become the first Black speaker of the US House, while a Change.org petition urging lawmakers to choose someone else had more than 980,000 signatures by Saturday morning. Al Jazeera

Al JazeeraWho is Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrat poised to become House speaker?Likely to become the first Black House speaker, Jeffries faces pressure from progressives over Trump and Israel.

Should a party's new House majority choose its speaker for caution and relationships, or for how confrontational it is willing to be toward the president?

Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black House speaker as petition against him passes 980,000 signatures

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