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 push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which Jeffries has endorsed , and a bipartisan energy permitting reform proposal dividing Democrats.

The New York Democrat is also weighing potential disciplinary action against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) after her controversial endorsement of Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race.

The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EST.