Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of California) announces she will not be running for any Democratic leadership positions in the 118th Congress in the well of the US House Chamber in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Photo by US House TV via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM. Source: AAP / CNP/ABACA/PA/Alamy
Democrat Nancy Pelosi has announced she will not seek a leadership role in the new, Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The 82-year-old was the first woman to become House speaker, and her decision to step down comes after a politically-motivated attack on her husband last month in their San Francisco home.
Democrat Nancy Pelosi has announced she will not seek a leadership role in the new, Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The 82-year-old was the first woman to become House speaker, and her decision to step down comes after a politically-motivated attack on her husband last month in their San Francisco home.
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