Nancy Pelosi

As the 118th Congress convened, public attention understandably focused on the spectacle in the House of Representatives, as Kevin McCarthy struggled through four days and 15 rounds of voting before winning the votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi, the iconic Democratic speaker. But across the Capitol, Mitch McConnell quietly celebrated a…

Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ran Congress “like a prison camp with no accountability.” PERRY: Let me start with this. Frederick Douglas, who knew something about power, said, power concedes nothing without a demand. Never has and never will.…

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) addresses the House of Representatives for the first time after being elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January…

The open stone doorway leading to the House speaker’s office remains unmarked, although the outline of the previous plaque marking the space as Nancy Pelosi’s domain is still visible. The Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, has moved into the office, a customary action by the presumptive speaker that nonetheless feels somewhat…

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is suffering the nightmare scenario that Speaker Nancy Pelosi narrowly dodged when she regained the gavel in 2019. Why it matters: Today's Republican rebels are a much bigger threat to the party than the left-wing Squad ended up being for Democrats. McCarthy failed at his…

Following a tumultuous day in which Kevin McCarthy failed three times to muster up enough votes to lead the House of Representatives, one of the last members to leave the floor was the previous speaker, Nancy Pelosi. As she left the cloakroom with her husband Paul, she said that the…

Synopsis Nancy Pelosi has resigned from the designation of the House Speaker. See what she had to say on the occasion. APNancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, stepped down from the post of the House Speaker on Tuesday. Both conservatives and liberals voiced their opinions about the development. Following the…

WASHINGTON —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed three times to secure a majority of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House on Tuesday before the chamber adjourned with the outcome of the leadership contest still in doubt. The motion to adjourn was adopted with little opposition Tuesday afternoon following…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) poses for photos near her portrait following an unveiling ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 14. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Jan. 2, 2023 5 AM PT A new Republican-led House of Representatives convenes tomorrow, and after decades as a…

November 1 was, by Representative Katherine Clark’s standards, a perfect day in the life of a legislator. The Massachusetts Democrat began her public appearances that afternoon at a child development lab and day care in suburban Boston, reading to toddlers and admiring their art projects as she made her case…