Nancy Pelosi

The NYT’s Ken Vogel shared this video of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at a fundraiser during the DCCC retreat being held in Napa Valley, CA. Please note that all of the attendees are not wearing masks while the servers are forced to mask up, you know, to keep…

A Skanska contractor guides heavy machinery during the construction works of the Sixth Street Viaduct replacement project in Downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday set an Oct. 1 target date for passing…

Centrist House Democrats are split over how to move forward with their party’s $3.5 trillion liberal spending package. Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, chairwoman of the moderate New Democrats Coalition, said in a statement Friday night that she supports House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push for the House to pass next…

Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPelosi: House must pass 3 major pieces of spending legislation this week Sunday shows preview: Pelosi announces date for infrastructure vote; administration defends immigration policies GOP should grab the chance to upend Pelosi's plan on reconciliation MORE (D-Calif.) indicated in an interview released on Monday that the…

While Joe Biden has caved to political pressure and decided to speak on the Afghanistan debacle this afternoon, Nancy Pelosi is trying to soften the blow by circulating talking points from the White House. Josh Rogin obtained and shared the document on social media. The reaction to them has not…

A group of moderate House Democrats rejected Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s attempts to fashion a compromise on the timing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package and a broader $3.5 trillion party line spending bill. The nine moderates, led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, said the speaker’s proposed solution of…

During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, with American tanks were rolling through Baghdad, Saddam Hussein’s chief of propaganda was spewing nonsense about the Iraqi forces laying waste to the American army. He claimed that American soldiers were committing suicide “by the hundreds” outside of the gates of Baghdad – apparently,…

The standoff between moderate House Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi over voting on a budget resolution before an infrastructure bill remains in a stalemate following a series of weekend developments. The group of nine members released a letter late Sunday rejecting a compromise proposal from Pelosi, though they didn’t explicitly reiterate that they would vote…

Last week I wrote about the gap between Democratic leaders’ rhetoric on the climate crisis and the reality of their actions, put in stark relief by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sobering report. Since then, even more data has accumulated, showing how big that disconnect really is. In response…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) applauded President Joe Biden on Saturday for his handling of the war in Afghanistan, shortly before reports began surfacing that the Taliban had replaced the formal government of the country. “The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on…