Jeffries privately tells colleagues Harris will be 47th president

What we're hearing: Jeffries made the remark while praising Biden as a "great" president, according to three members in the room and another source familiar with the matter.

• The House Democratic leader said Biden will go down as one of the greatest presidents in history, and that Harris will succeed him as the 47th president – a line that received raucous applause, several sources said.
• "There was general concurrence, and a lot of cheering on that note," said one lawmaker, who spoke to Axios on the condition of anonymity to share details of a private meeting.

Zoom in: There was no talk in the meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress, scheduled for Wednesday, beyond a discussion of Capitol security measures, lawmakers said.

• The chaos surrounding the top of the Democratic ticket has kicked that speech out of the spotlight.
• Instead, there was a tribute to the recently deceased Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), a discussion of Project 2025 and, in the words of one member, "lots of tributes to Biden's service."

Zoom out: Jeffries' delay in publicly endorsing Harris is not out of hesitation for her candidacy, according to multiple senior House Democrats.

• Jeffries is "allowing members to come to their own conclusions," said one senior lawmaker, who said that "has been sort of his leadership style."
• "She's doing her outreach and I think he's being respectful of that process," the lawmaker added.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details throughout.