Jeffries-Kushner Meeting Signals Potential Bipartisan Outreach Ahead of Midterms

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Source: Al Jazeera
Jeffries-Kushner Meeting Signals Potential Bipartisan Outreach Ahead of Midterms
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Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries privately met with Jared Kushner in what reports describe as a bid to explore bipartisan avenues with the White House as the November midterms loom; talks reportedly covered housing, immigration, and the cost of living, with Jeffries urging Republicans to drop a 'my-way-or-the-highway' approach. Kushner suggested a follow-up with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. The meeting underscores potential Democratic-White House cooperation should they win back the House, while Republicans dismiss the encounter and critics question Kushner’s influence.

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