[ad_1] CNN — Some things have changed in the two weeks since Hakeem Jeffries learned – from listening to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s speech, sitting motionless with an intentional blank expression on his face for those who were watching – that she really was going to step aside. His phone …
Read More »House approves tentative labor deal, sends to Senate
[ad_1] A rail employee works a Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal rail yard on November 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The House passed legislation Wednesday that would force a tentative rail labor agreement and thwart a national strike. The bill now goes to the Senate, …
Read More »Hakeem Jeffries launches bid to be Nancy Pelosi’s successor
[ad_1] CNN — 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 person to lead a party in Congress. Jeffries launched his bid for House Democratic leader on Friday, promising his colleagues in a …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi announces she won’t run for leadership post, marking the end of an era
[ad_1] CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will relinquish her leadership post, after leading House Democrats for two decades, building a legacy as one of the most powerful and polarizing figures in American politics. Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker, said …
Read More »What to know about upcoming House leadership elections
[ad_1] CNN — A new Congress won’t be sworn in until January and control of the House has not yet been determined, but Republicans appear on track to recapture the chamber and the race to determine who will serve as the next speaker is underway. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy …
Read More »Pelosi says ‘horrible’ GOP reaction to husband’s attack may have turned off some voters
[ad_1] CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Sunday that Republicans’ “horrible response” to the politically motivated attack on her husband last month might have turned off some voters in last week’s midterm elections. “It wasn’t just the attack. It was the Republican reaction to it, which was disgraceful,” the …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi won’t discuss future steps in House leadership
[ad_1] CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she is waiting to decide about her next steps in the new Congress, saying any decision to run for leadership depends on her family and her Democratic colleagues. “Well, the fact is, any decision to run is about family, and also …
Read More »Grand jury returns federal indictment against Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker
[ad_1] CNN — A grand jury has returned a federal indictment charging David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in late October, with attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. “If convicted, he faces …
Read More »Conservative figures push salacious theory about Pelosi attack as local police chief debunks it
[ad_1] CNN — Prominent figures on social media, including some of the loudest voices on the political right, are pushing a salacious and false conspiracy theory about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, in an apparent attempt to shift the narrative about the assault. The claim that big …
Read More »David DePape: Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker charged with federal crimes
[ad_1] CNN — The man alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been charged with assault and attempted kidnapping following last week’s break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home, the US attorney’s office announced on Monday. David DePape, 42, was charged with one count …
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