House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been "incredibly respectful" of him. Why it matters: Some of Jeffries' Democratic colleagues told Axios last week that Pelosi's public comments in the aftermath of the 2024 election are unfairly eclipsing his leadership.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the House Democratic Caucus, shared his thoughts on the controversy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's recent personnel choices for his incoming administration.

In a generally disastrous election for Democrats, the House of Representatives emerged as a relative bright spot last week, as the party made slight gains in New York that will put Brooklyn’s own Hakeem Jeffries just a handful of seats away from the speakership.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday rebuffed critics who claim former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been undercutting his leadership of congressional Democrats. Pelosi (D-Calif.) — who is widely believed to have played a critical role in President Biden’s decision to bow out of the 2024 race and has been outspoken about went wrong for the Democrats on Nov.