Nancy Pelosi

The not-farewell address Nancy Pelosi delivered Thursday captured the quintessence of her history-making career. The departing House speaker was, as ever, immaculately turned out. She wore white, the color of the suffragette movement, of which Pelosi was a legatee and enormous champion. She read, dutifully, from prepared remarks that were…

President Joe Biden praised House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday after she announced her decision to exit Democrat leadership. “When I think of Nancy Pelosi, I think of dignity,” he wrote in a more than 500-word statement released by the White House. “History will note she is the most consequential…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif) (L) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) (R) listen during a news conference. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reign over the House Democratic Party is officially coming to a close, and she's passing the baton to a new generation…

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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek re-election to the leadership of the Democratic caucus. Her move makes way for a younger generation of leadership in the party and as conservative Republicans take control of the chamber in January. Ms Pelosi, 82, was…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Thursday she will not seek reelection as the Democrat House leader. “This I will continue to do as a member of the House speaking for the people of San Francisco, serving the great state of California, and defending our Constitution, and with great confidence…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Nov. 17 announced she would step down from leadership of House Democrats after Republicans flipped the lower chamber. “Scripture teaches us that for everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven,” Pelosi said on the House floor in Washington. “For…

As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn all step down from leading the Democratic caucus, a new trio of Democrats prepares to step up: Representatives Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, and Pete Aguilar of California. And Jeffries is aiming…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the iconic San Francisco liberal who has led congressional Democrats for two decades and broke the glass ceiling as the first woman to control the House of Representatives, said on Thursday she'll step aside as leader at the end…

The Democrats’ better-than-expected midterm election prompted personal pleas for her to stay from the president and Senate majority leader. But in a floor speech attended by nearly every member of her Democratic caucus, including plenty of teary allies, Pelosi declared it was time for a “new generation” of leaders. Clad…