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News Reporting· CBS News Published Aug 24, 2026

Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries met as midterm elections loom

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner met recently, a source familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News.

The private discussion comes less than three months before the midterms . Democrats are aiming to take control of the House in the November elections, with Jeffries in line to possibly become the next House Speaker if they win the majority. It also comes as Republicans — led by Mr. Trump — have cast Democrats as the party of dangerous extremes.

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News Reporting· NBC News

Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meet to discuss how Democrats and Trump could cooperate

The meeting comes with just months to go before midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the remainder of Trump’s term.

News Reporting· The New York Times

Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

News Reporting· The Hill

Mamdani voices support for Jeffries amid Kushner meeting blowback

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Monday voiced his support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after the congressman received blowback for meeting with Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.

News Reporting· The Hill

Byron Donalds: Kushner 'just keepings lines of communication open' with Jeffries meeting

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Monday said President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in recent weeks to create an opportunity for future discussions. “I think knowing Jared Kushner, I think he's used to keeping lines of communication open.

News Reporting· Fox News

Jeffries' reported meeting with Kushner about possible Trump cooperation draws left-wing backlash

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, met with President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, reports indicate.