Biden’s fate could come down to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Sunday morning, Hakeem Jeffries went to church back home in Brooklyn. Shortly after, he tweeted a verse from the Book of Joshua: “Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your god will be with you wherever you go.” That’s from right after the passage where Moses dies of old age, and a new, younger leader takes his people into the Promised Land. Related Stories This was a coincidence, people familiar say. He just likes the verse. Didn’t mean to imply anything by the context. Most House leaders have to wait until becoming speaker for defining moments. Jeffries, still an achingly few five seats away from the majority, will spend this week navigating his biggest test so far even before he gets the gavel – and in a way that could define if he ever will. The young Black leader of diverse Democrats across the country is in a key spot, many of his colleagues believe: if he stands in support, he could prove the barricade that holds back the restless revolt; if he tells Biden that support has collapsed, that will be more resounding than any poll or campaign fundraising email mocking pundits. Colleagues both who want...