Jeffries-Kushner meeting sparks speculation amid contentious US midterms

United States House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has met privately with Jared Kushner, US President Trump’s son-in-law and a top outside adviser, in a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work with Democrats if they wrestle majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections. Little is known about the details of the discussion, which was first reported on Sunday by the New York Times.

The newspaper described it as a high-profile meeting with the hope of sparking bipartisan “common ground.” Disarmament, humanitarian aid at centre of new Gaza ‘working groups’ Hamas condemns ‘new war crime’ as Israel kills 10 in crowded Gaza hubs Trump seeks to block the BBC’s attempt to subpoena Ivanka Trump, Trump Jr The meeting reportedly touched on issues ranging from housing and immigration to the cost-of-living crisis. Americans are struggling under inflationary prices that Democrats fault Republicans and Trump for failing to curb. In a statement reported on Sunday, Jeffries did not mention the private conversation but said the Republican administration needed to drop the GOP’s “my-way-or-the-highway” approach that has thus far “failed the American people”.

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