The Nancy Pelosi era is coming to a close. After leading the Democrats for the last two decades, the House Speaker has decided to step down next year from her spot at the top of the party, closing a momentous run for the most powerful woman in U.S. history while clearing the way for a younger generation of up-and-coming lawmakers to climb into the leadership ranks. The announcement, which came shortly after late midterm results had officially flipped House control to the Republicans, sent shockwaves across Capitol Hill, as lawmakers in both parties grappled with the thought of a Democratic House without Pelosi at the helm. Yet the departure is only partial: Pelosi will cede her formal leadership seat but remain in Congress indefinitely, where she's aiming to assume a mentorship role and grease the transition for whichever new leader fills the mantle. Such a role would be unprecedented in modern memory — most leaders who step down quickly, and often quietly, leave Congress — but Pelosi is not one to do things by the book. The House chamber during Pelosi's speech was a study of partisan contrasts. While her Democratic allies packed into their side of the chamber, filling almost every seat, the Republican side of the chamber was virtually empty — a sign of just how polarized Congress has become in recent years. Read more here. More from Pelosi's historic announcement: |
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🏛️ Hoyer, Clyburn to leave Dem leadership, clearing way for Jeffries
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) plans to remain in Congress next year but won't seek a leadership position, joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who had announced the same decision moments before. |
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👮 Former head of Trump security detail meets with Jan. 6 committee
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Bobby Engel, the head of former President Trump's security detail on Jan. 6, met Thursday with investigators from the committee probing the attack. |
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📄 Grassley has already filed for reelection bid in 2028
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the upper chamber's second oldest member, has filed paperwork to run for reelection in 2028. |
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🗳️ Kari Lake declines to concede, says she's assembling legal team
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Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) rrefuses to concede the race to Democrat Katie Hobbs and has raised concerns about the election process. |
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🎓 Court awards $6 billion in student loan relief to borrowers
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A federal court has approved a settlement between the Department of Education and some 200,000 student loan borrowers for $6 billion in loan relief, as the borrowers argued the department was taking too long to process the borrowers' claims of fraud against their colleges. |
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📱 Senate Dems ask FTC to investigate Twitter after 'alarming steps'
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Senate Democrats have urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Twitter over potential consumer protection violations after changes made to the platform in recent weeks under the helm of new CEO Elon Musk. |
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🛑 DHS eyes new ways to bar Venezuelans from entering country
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The U.S. will continue to explore ways to block Venezuelan migrants from seeking to enter the country after a court struck down the Title 42 policy that allows the government to expel would-be asylum-seekers. |
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🏠 Rent growth slows again, hits lowest level in 18 months
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Rent growth slowed across the U.S. again last month as the once red-hot housing market continues to cool. |
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🐊 Judge strikes down parts of DeSantis' 'Stop WOKE Act'
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A federal judge has blocked provisions of Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" that prohibited public college employees from promoting eight concepts related to race during instruction. |
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🐘 Noem: Trump does not offer 'the best chance' for GOP in 2024
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) says former President Trump, who just announced his 2024 reelection bid, doesn't offer "the best chance" for the GOP in the next presidential election cycle. |
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🐗 Republican Arkansas governor mulling 2024 White House bid
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) says he's considering a 2024 presidential run and wants the GOP to move on from former President Trump. |
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🌈 LGBTQ voters overwhelmingly voted for Democrats: Report
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LGBTQ voters and their allies overwhelmingly voted for Democratic candidates in this year's midterm elections, eschewing Republicans whose campaign platforms included attacks against LGBTQ people and spread misinformation about transgender athletes and health care. |
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'Love him or hate him, don't count Trump out'
| "For all the talk of 'this time is different,' Trump won't go down without a fight," write Thomas Gift and Julie Norman of the UCL Centre on US Politics. |
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