Pelosi broke the House's glass ceiling to be one of its most effective speakers

Because of the power she wielded, Pelosi has been one of the most polarizing elected officials of the past 40 years. She was ...

The Rise of Nancy Pelosi: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Speaker of the House

The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her ...

Nancy Pelosi, first woman to be House speaker, announces retirement

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, starting the long goodbye as the California Democrat wraps up one of the most ...

Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as US House speaker, to retire from Congress

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday that ...

Pelosi calls Trump ‘vile creature’ and ‘worst thing on the face of the Earth’ in scathing rant

Calif., condemned President Donald Trump as a “vile creature” and the worst person on the planet in an interview with CNN ...
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'We were gone far too long.' House members reflect on longest shutdown

The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol ...

What time is the House vote today on whether to end the government shutdown?

The longest government shutdown in United States history could soon end, but it will require the House of Representatives to ...

The Latest: House returns to vote on ending the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away

The longest government shutdown in history could conclude, after Speaker Mike Johnson called House representatives back into ...

Newsom tells Texas crowd taking back House is 'the whole thing' for Democrats in 2026

The California governor celebrated Proposition 50's victory Saturday, calling the redistricting battle "the whole thing" for ...