Jeffries and Kushner meet privately as midterm attacks fly

Jeffries and Kushner meet privately as midterm attacks fly

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August 24, 2026

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, to discuss potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.

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Meanwhile, President Trump and Democrats have been savaging each other on the campaign trail. →

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