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Read: Hakeem Jeffries' letter officially launching his bid for House speaker
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) formally launched his bid for speaker of the House on Wednesday in a letter to colleagues obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Jeffries is widely expected to secure the speaker's gavel after House Democrats' landslide midterm win.
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Both outlets center on Hakeem Jeffries formally entering the race for House speaker. Axios frames the story around his letter to colleagues and says the letter was obtained by Axios, while Fox News phrases it as him declaring his bid after Republicans’ midterm losses. Only Axios adds the expectation that he is widely expected to win the gavel.
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