A secret sit-down between the top House Democrat and Trump's son-in-law is being sold as a talk about housing costs, and the follow-up moves suggest it was really about Israel.

• Jeffries met Kushner privately in New York; both sides said the topic was housing, immigration, and the cost of living.
• Kushner does not work on domestic policy — his role is Middle East negotiating, including recent talks with Netanyahu.
• Right after the meeting, Jeffries put Jared Moscowitz, one of the House's strongest Israel backers, in charge of Middle East policy for Democrats.
• Jeffries has taken over $1.7 million from pro-Israel groups and just ruled out Medicare for All after years of co-sponsoring it.
• Asked what was actually agreed on affordability, he said nothing specific came out of it.

Outlook: Democrats look set to win the House, and the leadership is signaling to donors that a win will not change its policy on Israel or health care.