Jared Kushner and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries met as midterm elections loom
August 23, 2026 / 8:12 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner met privately in New York City.
- The meeting took place less than three months before the midterm elections.
- Topics discussed included housing, immigration, and cost of living.
- Jeffries stated Democrats oppose an "extremist approach" to governing.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson was unaware of the meeting beforehand.
- Jeffries and Kushner previously worked together on criminal justice reform.