Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House minority leader, is responding to the decision by Rep. Kevin Kiley to leave the Republican Party and become an independent.

The victory by Mr. Thompson, the state’s longest-serving Black Democrat, offers a counterpoint to the broader push nationwide for younger leadership in Congress. By Emily Cochrane Representative ...

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