Democrats put forth Jeffries as their speaker candidate when Republicans struggled to elect former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) and then later during the October 2023 competition to replace ...

But as the speaker drama has gone on, Jeffries' strategy is "plainly working," not just for Democrats but in terms of likely producing a "better result for the country as well." Jeffries' self ...

Given tumult inside the Republican Party, though, some are wondering whether Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries could become Speaker of the House. Here's what we know about whether that's possible ...