

Politics Jun 11

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that it's time to remove symbols honoring Confederate figures from the U.S. Capitol building and military bases as the pandemic and racial unrest force a national reckoning with racial discrimination.
By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Politics May 28

Pelosi described the death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis as "murder."…
By Associated Press
Politics May 21

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference May 21 on the 100th anniversary of the House of Representatives’ passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Watch the news conference in the player above. Pelosi…
By Courtney Vinopal
Politics Nov 21

Rep. Brian Higgins of western New York announced Wednesday he will now support Pelosi after earlier signing on to a letter opposing her bid.
By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Nov 20

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
The top potential rival to Nancy Pelosi for House speaker dropped out of the running Tuesday, delivering a blow to efforts to topple the California Democrat.
Nov 19

By Alan Fram, Associated Press
The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them. But 16 votes against Nancy Pelosi might block her from getting the 218 votes, a House majority, that she'd need to win the speakership.
Nov 17

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
President Donald Trump is jumping in to offer some help, saying Saturday that he could “perform a wonderful service” by rounding up Republican votes for Pelosi’s candidacy.
Dec 11

By PBS NewsHour
In his first four working weeks, new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan presided over passage of a $600 billion defense bill, a bill to tighten screening of Syrian refugees and a five-year highway bill. Political director Lisa Desjardins offers…
Dec 11

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