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State lawmakers across the U.S. are increasing security measures as political violence rises.
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State lawmakers across the U.S. are increasing security measures as political violence rises.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement after an injury in Europe.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in the hospital after sustaining an injury on an overseas trip in Luxembourg, her office said Friday.
The man who was convicted in the 2022 attack on the husband of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday following his state trial.
The former House Speaker talks about her new book, "The Art of Power," which chronicles her role in major events and political battles in Washington, and about the current presidential race.
There’s renewed support For President Biden's presidential bid, as an A-list celebrity joins the ranks of Democratic lawmakers asking him to drop out of the race.
The man convicted in the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi apologized and was again sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, as the sentencing hearing in his case was reopened due to a court error.
"He's ultimately responsible," former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
David DePape, accused of bludgeoning former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer at the couple's San Francisco mansion last year, was found guilty of the charges in a federal court Thursday.
Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked in the couple's San Francisco home in October 2022.
Paul Pelosi on Monday described on the witness stand the shocking intrusion at his and his wife Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco mansion a year ago that culminated in a brutal hammer attack that fractured his skull.
Opening statements began Thursday in the federal trial of David DePape, accused in the October 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, with the defense attorney laying out the outlandish conspiracy theories that drove DePape to seek out then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the couple's Pacific Heights home in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that she had been evicted, and a staffer for Steny Hoyer said he had been kicked out of his hideaway, too.
News organizations petitioned for the release of the material, which had been played in open court during a preliminary hearing.
The judge said there was no reason to keep it under wraps, especially since prosecutors played it in open court during a recent hearing.
Chase Neill, who represented himself in court, testified that he was passing along a message from God threatening Rep. Jake LaTurner for ignoring concerns about sorcery, wizards and extraterrestrials.
Here are the Republicans who blocked McCarthy's path to House speaker during the first several ballots. Several switched their votes later or voted present later, enabling him to win.
Taiwan says China's military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled island.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress Wednesday, thanking Americans for their ongoing support, and asking for continued aid, telling U.S. lawmakers that "you can speed up our victory." Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, discussed the highlights of Zelenskyy's speech, and what it could signal next for the war with Russia.
David DePape said there was "evil in Washington" and he was looking to harm Nancy Pelosi because she is second in line for the presidency, the investigator testified.
The House vote to impose a contract brokered by the White House but rejected by some workers was 290 to 137.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi will remain in the House after winning a 19th term last week, assuming a lower-profile role when the next Congress convenes in January.
The expected formal announcement will be made one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not be seeking a leadership role in the new Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve in the role, announced she would not seek a new term as the House Democratic leader, saying "the hour has come for a new generation to lead." The California Democrat has led her caucus since 2003, and said she would remain in Congress after winning reelection to a 19th term. Watch her speech announcing her decision on the House floor.
