Jeffries And Kushner Reportedly Met In Private To Discuss Common Ground

Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner met privately in New York to discuss potential common ground on housing, immigration, and cost of living, according to three sources who spoke to The New York Times and a report separately confirmed by ABC News. Jeffries' office declined to confirm the meeting; House Speaker Mike Johnson said he wasn't sure what it was about.

The two have collaborated before, notably on a criminal justice bill during Trump's first term, and sources told the Times that Kushner has advised allies to work with Jeffries if they want bipartisan results. The meeting comes as Republicans face difficult midterm polling, with Kushner reportedly viewing a Jeffries speakership as plausible enough to warrant the outreach.

Kushner, who holds no official administration position, has been functioning as an informal envoy on Middle East diplomacy while facing scrutiny over financial ties to Gulf governments intersecting with his foreign policy work. The White House did not respond to questions about whether Trump was aware of the meeting.

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