Hakeem Jeffries is about to make history. His leadership style is put to the test.

If Democrats take back the House in November, Hakeem Jeffries is almost certain to become president in January. – the first Black American to hold this position.

Again the question facing the 56-year-old New York lawmaker is not whether he can make history, but how he would lead — in particular, whether the consensus-seeking style that helped him rise to minority leader can hold together what is expected to be an increasingly restive and ideologically diverse Democratic caucus.