Top House Democrat Is Confident of GOP Redistricting Push Failure

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington on Sept. 24.Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries said he’s confident that a push by Republicans to redraw congressional districts nationwide will fail to give the GOP a decisive advantage in next year’s midterm elections.

Democrats, who likely need a net gain of just three House seats to win the majority, are on track to take back control the chamber, the New York Democrat said in an interview with Bloomberg reporters and editors Wednesday.