Live updates: Jeffries sets record for longest House speech with GOP on verge of passing Trump megabill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has surpassed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) record for the longest House floor speech. Jeffries broke McCarthy’s record of 8 hours and 32 minutes at about 1:25 p.m. EDT after starting his remarks at 4:53 a.m. Party leaders get a so-called magic minute, an unlimited amount of time to…
