(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 6: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) listens to a a question from a reporter during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Eric Lee/Getty Images) / (R) New York City Council member Chi Ossé. (Photo via: x.com/CMChiOsse)

Democratic socialist Chi Ossé files FEC paperwork, positioning him to launch campaign against House Minority Leader Jeffries

Chi Ossé, a Democratic socialist and New York City Councilmember for Brooklyn’s 36th District, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to establish a congressional exploratory committee for the state’s 8th Congressional District — positioning him to launch a 2026 Democrat primary challenge against incumbent Hakeem Jeffries.

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SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 29: Israeli tanks stand near the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on October 29, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "immediate, powerful" strikes on Gaza Tuesday, after his office accused Hamas of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement for returning remains that Israel says do not belong to any of the 13 unaccounted for hostages. The announcement of strikes followed reports of fighting in Rafah near the "yellow line" demarcating territory under IDF control in Gaza, according to the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that came into affect on October 10. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Trump assures ‘Nothing’ will jeopardize Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal following violence flare-up: ‘Hamas is a very small part of peace in the Middle East’

President Donald Trump recently declared that “nothing” will jeopardize the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, asserting that it “is not going to be jeopardized” — despite recent Israeli air-strikes and the murder of an IDF soldier.

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