Jeffries-Kushner Meeting Sparks Democratic Fury

Democrats and prominent Donald Trump critics reacted with disbelief on Sunday to a New York Times report that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner, the president’s influential son-in-law, to discuss possible areas of cooperation. The reported sit-down comes months before the November midterm elections, in which Democrats are favored to win control of the US House. Such a victory would make Jeffries speaker, giving his party the power to launch aggressive oversight investigations into the Trump administration—including probes into self-enrichment by the president and his family. Critics quickly voiced their anger. Senator Chris Van Hollen, former Obama aide Tommy Vietor, and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger all expressed incredulity at the news, questioning why a Democratic leader would engage with a figure so central to the Trump orbit ahead of such high-stakes elections.