Published Nov 9, 2026, 6:00 AM ET · Updated 4 days ago · 1 source

Pete Hegseth? Haley Stevens? Hakeem Jeffries faces slew of lame-duck challenges

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Pete Hegseth? Haley Stevens? Hakeem Jeffries faces slew of lame-duck challenges

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is flying high following a midterm landslide that gives Democrats a huge majority next year and makes him a shoo-in for the Speakership. But first, he’s facing some tough choices in the lame-duck session. Congress returns to Washington this week with several high-profile topics on the docket that are…