House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) surprise private meeting with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, offered an early glimpse into potential dynamics between Congress and the White House if Democrats win the House and highlighted which issues the two parties might be willing to compromise on.Democrats need to flip just three seats to regain control of the House, and they have history on their side as the party in power typically loses seats during midterm elections. Republicans, however, came out ahead during several mid-decade redistricting pursuits across the country, giving them a boost as they try to defy history.Jeffries is in line to become the next House speaker if Democrats prevail during the midterm elections, but his overtures with Kushner have angered left-wing advocates who want the New York Democrat to focus on limiting Trump’s power in the second half of his administration.
“Hakeem jeffries meeting kushner privately is a worse signal than him meeting the president publicly,” Hasan Piker, a left-wing commentator and streamer, wrote on social media.House Democrats appear to have little appetite for instigating another Trump impeachment trial, but some, such as Rep. Al Green (D-TX), recently introduced articles of impeachment against the president.Outside of agitators such as Piker, both parties recognize that some form of working across the aisle will be needed if Democrats gain control of either branch of Congress. Even Democrats not in Congress recognize the importance of trying to find common issues to work with Republicans on. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with Trump in Washington at least twice to discuss housing, affordability, and city projects.The two men discussed housing, immigration, and the cost of living as areas where the two parties could find common ground, according to the New York Times.Here are some of the most pressing issues that the two parties could work on.Improving healthcare credits
