{"id":2648629,"date":"2026-08-23T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-and-kushner-meet-in-private-as-democrats-eye-house-control\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T12:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:30:40","slug":"jeffries-and-kushner-meet-in-private-as-democrats-eye-house-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-and-kushner-meet-in-private-as-democrats-eye-house-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries and Kushner meet in private as Democrats eye House control"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeffries-and-kushner-meet-in-private-as-democrats-eye-house-control%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Jared Kushner, President Trump\u2019s son-in-law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-indo-pacific-supplemental-a-joke-wont-stop-china-rep-gallagher\/\" title=\"Rep. Gallagher dismisses Biden&#039;s Indo-Pacific Supplemental as ineffective in countering China.\">recently met privately<\/a> in New York City to discuss potential bipartisan issues such as housing, immigration, and teh cost of living amid Democrats&#8217; efforts to regain control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections. The meeting, organized by a mutual friend, aimed to foster cooperation between parties, despite their ideological differences. During the discussion, Kushner suggested Jeffries consider engaging with White house Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to attract the president&#8217;s attention. Kushner has highlighted Jeffries as a key figure for bipartisan progress, and Jeffries expressed willingness to work with the administration on issues notable to his party, especially affordability. The upcoming elections could shift House control to Democrats, making Jeffries a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billie-eilishs-journey-celebrated-in-new-comic-book\/\" title=\"New comic book celebrates Billie Eilish&#039;s journey.\">potential speaker candidate<\/a> if that occurs. Despite public disagreements, Jeffries and Kushner maintain a professional relationship, and Kushner believes Jeffries and Wiles are serious representatives of their respective sides. Trump has indicated he might work with Jeffries if Democrats regain the majority, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-beautiful-bill-quashed-by-several-house-conservatives-in-committee-vote\/\" title=\"&#039;Big, Beautiful Bill&#039; Quashed by Several ... Conservatives in Committee Vote\">emphasizing ongoing negotiations<\/a> on key policy issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and the president\u2019s son-in-law <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-kushner\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"126\">Jared Kushner<\/a> reportedly met in private to identify bipartisan issues as Democrats aim to retake control of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11272\">House<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pair recently met to discuss housing, immigration, and cost of living as \u201cpotential areas of common ground\u201d between House Democrats and the Trump administration, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/23\/us\/politics\/jeffries-kushner-private-meeting.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/23\/us\/politics\/jeffries-kushner-private-meeting.html\">according to<\/a> a <em>New York Times<\/em> report published Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4697643\/hakeem-jeffries-jared-kushner-meeting-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries and Kushner meet in private as Democrats eye House control<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4693949\/jimmy-gomez-sexual-assault-ethics-committee\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rep. Jimmy Gomez accused of sexual assault in witness testimony to Ethics Committee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4693637\/democrat-investigation-ice-officer-mother-counselor-carolina-molina-video-evidence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats open investigation into ICE officer who pointed gun at mother<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The private meeting, the space for which was set up by a mutual friend of the two men, was held somewhere in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"286\">New York City<\/a>. The <em>New York Times<\/em>, citing a source, reported the rare engagement was meant for Jeffries and Kushner to catch up. They once worked together on a criminal justice bill in Congress during President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> first term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite representing parties ideologically opposite to one another, Jeffries and Kushner have maintained a professional relationship and stayed in touch for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, Kushner reportedly suggested Jeffries meet with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> chief of staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susie-wiles\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11678\">Susie Wiles<\/a> as a way to gain the president\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Trump and Jeffries frequently feud in public, Kushner has said the New York Democrat is essential to getting anything bipartisan done in Congress. Trump\u2019s son-in-law believes Jeffries and Wiles are the most serious representatives of their respective sides.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House minority leader appears open to working with the administration as long as it comes closer to his party\u2019s stance on affordability and cost of living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThroughout this Congress, Republicans have adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to governing that has failed the American people,\u201d Jeffries said in a statement to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. \u201cIn every conversation that we have with the Trump administration, we will continue to make it explicitly clear that the affordability crisis is not a hoax, and nothing short of transformational policy change is acceptable. We are fighting for an affordable America. The question is whether Republicans will join us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4678896\/trump-work-jeffries-democrats-retake-majority-nice-guy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4678896\/trump-work-jeffries-democrats-retake-majority-nice-guy\/\">TRUMP SAYS HE COULD WORK WITH JEFFRIES IF DEMOCRATS RETAKE MAJORITY: \u2018HE\u2019S A NICE GUY\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"308\">midterm elections<\/a> approach, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> intends to secure a House majority that could undermine the Republican administration\u2019s agenda. Republicans hold a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress, but there is a higher chance the majority party will lose control of the House than the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Democrats retake control of the House, Jeffries would be the first in line to replace Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA). Jeffries has been nominated for speaker multiple times since 2023, but he has never been able to secure the position because his party has been in the minority for the past three years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries and Kushner meet privately to find bipartisan issues for House control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2648630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-m1folwbet-1787499733911-e1787499852450.jpg?1787486586&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3685,39455,50470,4492,62379],"class_list":["post-2648629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-house-control","tag-jeffries-2","tag-kushner","tag-private-meeting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-m1folwbet-1787499733911-e1787499852450.jpg?1787486586&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648629"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648633,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648629\/revisions\/2648633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}