House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will address reporters as Democrats work through the lame‑duck session and plan for a congressional takeover in January. Lawmakers are confronting a looming government funding deadline and debating reforms to energy permitting. They also face potential investigations and questions about the future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a failed impeachment.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak to reporters Thursday as Democrats navigate the lame-duck session and prepare to take control of Congress in January. Lawmakers face a looming government funding deadline, a debate over energy permitting reforms, possible investigations and questions about what's next for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a failed impeachment...
