Hakeem Jeffries added that he and Chuck Schumer are heading into a "good faith" negotiation with Trump and congressional Republican leadership today.

Trump has proposed severe cuts to medical research at the National Institutes of Health and other agencies, including caps on indirect costs for grantees’ labs, terminated grant funding and staff reductions. But this is not tantamount to effectively ending U.S. medical research.

Leaders Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a press briefing today after meeting with GOP leaders and President Trump. Jeffries warned that millions of Americans will receive notifications of increasing healthcare costs for millions of Americans in the upcoming days as a result of Republicans refusing to extend ACA tax credits.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) praised New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) for serving “courageously” after Adams ended his independent reelection campaign Sunday. “Eric

Ahead of a meeting with President Trump this afternoon, as another government-funding deadline approaches, House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared no closer to making a compromise. "We are ready,

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, September 28, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) insisted on Sunday that there is “nothing partisan” about the Republican bill to keep the government funded ahead of the shutdown deadline this Wednesday. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries took a swipe at fellow Democratic congressman Chris Van Hollen this weekend after he's criticized Dems for not endorsing Zohran Mamdani

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks as a possible government shutdown looms, before President Trump meets with congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle later today.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he’s “hopeful” Congress can avert a government shutdown, a day before he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)