Jeffries and Kushner meet in private as Democrats eye House control

Published August 23, 2026 12:10pm ET | Updated August 23, 2026 12:10pm ET



House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly met in private to identify bipartisan issues as Democrats aim to retake control of the House in November.

The pair recently met to discuss housing, immigration, and cost of living as “potential areas of common ground” between House Democrats and the Trump administration, according to a New York Times report published Sunday morning.

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