House Democratic Leader Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner as midterms loom

Published Aug 23, 05:58 PM UTC

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and outside advisor, in recent weeks, signaling that people close to the president may be preparing for Democrats to flip at least one chamber of Congress in the upcoming November midterm elections. The meeting, confirmed by a person familiar with the matter and first reported by The New York Times, covered potential areas of common ground including housing, immigration, and affordability. Jeffries did not directly comment on the meeting but stated that Democrats would continue to push for transformational policy change on the affordability crisis. The meeting comes as Democrats lead Republicans by over six points in the generic ballot. If Democrats win the House, Jeffries is likely to become Speaker and launch investigations into the Trump administration. House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed confidence Republicans would retain their majority.