House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, The ABCs of Democracy, and what's next for Democrats after election losses.

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries may be poised to become the first Black Speaker of the House — if Democrats are successful in flipping the Republican-majority House

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday conceded to his members that Democrats are unlikely to win back the House and took responsibility for the outcome, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The Democratic leader's comments to a closed-door caucus meeting come after several House progressives told Axios they would like him to answer for the election outcome.