Departure of towering figure in US politics follows her party's loss of its majority in midterm elections.
The 82-year-old has led the party in the lower chamber of Congress for almost two decades.
The speaker of the House made a floor speech annoucing her plans just after noon. She has led the Democratic caucus since being elevated to minority leader in ...
The 82-year-old San Francisco representative has been speaker twice during her time in Congress and was the first woman to take the role.
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Ms Ocasio-Cortez said that Ms Pelosi served as an important role model for her and other young women who wanted to work in politics. “I hadn' ...
When I think of Nancy Pelosi, I think of dignity. History will note she is the most consequential Speaker of the House of Representatives in our.
It comes after a brutal attack on her husband Paul at their San Fransisco home last month.
'I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress.' Nancy Pelosi announces she will not stand for reelection as Speaker.
Outgoing speaker, 82, who has led House Democrats for two decades, makes announcement after Republicans win control of chamber.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as House Speaker after 20 years and ...
Nancy Pelosi had kept Democrats guessing for months, but once she announced she was stepping down from party leadership in the House of Representatives on ...
Stephen Colbert said that he assumed Pelosi was stepping down as party leader because she would instead “be the next host of 'The Daily Show.'”
To Republicans, Pelosi has long taken on a kind of mythic malice. But progressives, too, were not enamored of her.
Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker, says she will step down as a leader of the House Democrats next year.
Stephen Colbert said that he assumed Pelosi was stepping down as party leader because she would instead “be the next host of 'The Daily Show.'”
In a statement on Thursday, President Joe Biden described Pelosi as “the most consequential speaker of the House of Representatives in our history”, while ...
House Democrats appear likely to choose New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a potentially historic move to elect the first Black ...
Republicans regained a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress, in last week's midterm elections. California Republican ...
If elected, Jeffries, 52, would become the first Black leader of a congressional caucus. Reps. Katherine Clark, 59, and Pete Aguilar, 43, are seeking to ...
'I always say that she followed the incredible British political philosopher Sir Mick Jagger: You didn't always get what you wanted, but you got what you ...
Mr Jeffries told colleagues he wants to lead them in hopes to lead the caucus in 'an effort that centers our communication strategy around the messaging ...