Possibility of America's First Black House Speaker Also Grows

CNN predicted late on November 3 (local time) that Democrats would reclaim the majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.


U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) encourages volunteers at a campaign event set up at a hotel near the U.S. Capitol on the 3rd (local time). AP/Yonhap News

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) encourages volunteers at a campaign event set up at a hotel near the U.S. Capitol on the 3rd (local time). AP/Yonhap News

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CNN said its election analysis team projected that Democrats would secure a House majority, enabling them to launch extensive congressional investigations and oversight targeting the Trump Administration.



This also increases the likelihood that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will become the first Black speaker of the House. However, he must be elected in a floor vote after the new Congress convenes to take the speakership.


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