Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Jared Kushner sparks backlash amongst Democrats ahead of midterm elections – live

House Democratic leader meets with president’s son-in-law has ignited fury amongst own party Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump is in Washington today. He’ll spend most of the day in meetings that are closed to the press, but we’ll hear from the president at 2.30pm ET when he hosts a Rose Garden event at the White House. We’ll bring you the latest lines here as that gets under way. Continue reading...

Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 5:13 AM
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Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Jared Kushner sparks backlash amongst Democrats ahead of midterm elections – live

House Democratic leader meets with president’s son-in-law has ignited fury amongst own party

Donald Trump is in Washington today. He’ll spend most of the day in meetings that are closed to the press, but we’ll hear from the president at 2.30pm ET when he hosts a Rose Garden event at the White House.

We’ll bring you the latest lines here as that gets under way.

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