Watch live: Jeffries speaks as Congress returns for lame-duck session after midterms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak to reporters Monday afternoon after Congress returned to Washington following Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories. Jeffries, who is poised to become Speaker when Democrats take control of the House in January, faces several challenges as his party prepares to transition into the majority. Among them is a renewed...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak to reporters Monday afternoon after Congress returned to Washington following Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories. Jeffries, who is poised to become Speaker when Democrats take control of the House in January, faces several challenges as his party prepares to transition into the majority. Among them is a renewed...