周二，众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在华盛顿的一个选举活动上。安德烈·钟 摄／《华尔街日报》周二晚间民主党取得的重大胜利，增加了美国政府三个关键职位——总统、众议院议长和参议院多数党领袖——不久都可能由纽约人担任的可能性。
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at an election event in Washington on Tuesday. André Chung for WSJ The major Democratic gains Tuesday night raise the chances that three key positions in the U.S. government—president, House speaker and Senate majority leader—could all soon be held by New Yorkers.
在皇后区长大的特朗普总统还有两年白宫任期。来自布鲁克林的民主党众议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯预计将领导该党在众议院的事务。而同样来自布鲁克林的参议员查克·舒默有机会重新掌握参议院多数党领袖的权柄——尽管一些进步派已警告他们可能不支持他。杰弗里斯和舒默仍需在未来几个月通过各自的投票才能确定职位。
President Trump, who grew up in Queens, has two years left in the White House. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Brooklyn Democrat, is expected to lead the party in the House. And Sen. Chuck Schumer, a fellow Brooklynite, has a chance to reclaim the gavel as Senate majority leader—though some progressives have warned they might not support him. Jeffries and Schumer will still need to clinch their respective roles via votes in the coming months.