Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) — long thought of as a top contender to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — may have already clinched the job, Jonathan Martin of Politico reports.
Driving the news: The chair of the House Democratic Caucus, nervous about chatter around Rep. Adam Schiff's private campaigning, asked House Majority Whip James Clyburn for a private meeting to warn about the risk of splitting votes if he also wanted to run.
