Obama Praises 'Extraordinary' Pelosi Amid Leadership Battle
Former President Barack Obama offered effusive praise of Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) on Tuesday as the Democratic leader faces opposition to her bid for House Speaker.
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Former President Barack Obama offered effusive praise of Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) on Tuesday as the Democratic leader faces opposition to her bid for House Speaker.
A bloc of 16 House Democrats officially released a letter Monday declaring they will not support Nancy Pelosi's second bid for speaker.
President Trump is offering some help to Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, saying Saturday that he could "perform a wonderful service" by rounding up Republican votes for her candidacy for the speaker position.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi met Friday with prominent Democratic critics including Rep. Marcia Fudge, an Ohio lawmaker who is considering whether to run for House speaker and challenge Pelosi.
Seventeen House Democrats and newly elected members have signed a letter vowing to vote against Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, which could leave the Democratic leader short of 218 votes she needs.
Almost three in five Americans said they'd prefer another Democrat as speaker of the House over past party leader Nancy Pelosi, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid her first visit to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's Capitol Hill office on Tuesday -- alongside a group of millennial protesters staging a sit-in over climate change.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi raised millions for a select group of candidates who were instrumental in flipping the chamber for Democrats. And now, some are considering whether to oust her.
With House leadership races and an election to determine who will be the next speaker of the House of Representatives on the horizon, Nancy Pelosi is calling on House Democrats to "be unified."
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is poised to work with House Democrats to set up a special committee focused on climate change in the new Democratic-led Congress.
She said Democrats won by focusing on healthcare and avoiding President Donald Trump's heated rhetoric on immigration in the weeks leading up to the midterms.
President Donald Trump says Democrat Nancy Pelosi "deserves" to be the next House speaker.
To become speaker of the US House of Representatives, a candidate traditionally needs 218 votes on the chamber floor because that equates a majority of the 435-member chamber.
At a time when many in her party feel wary of forecasting a victory -- mindful of Hillary Clinton's unexpected loss in 2016 -- Pelosi isn't holding back.
President Donald Trump during his campaign rally in West Virginia admitted that Democrats could take the House.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that she is "pretty comfortable" she will be speaker again if Democrats win the House in November.
President Donald Trump's tax returns will be a top priority next year if Democrats take the House and the oversight power that comes with it, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said while "it's time for new blood" in her party, she also thinks it's a gamble in the current political climate for her not to be at the negotiating table.
In the Trump-era, Democrats in Congress have been loud -- but largely powerless. That could soon change.
Republicans are lobbing attacks against dozens of Democratic candidates across the U.S., linking them to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and using her hometown of San Francisco as a symbol of being "out-of-touch."
Nancy Pelosi is the chief villain of Republican campaign ads. Nevertheless, she says she's not going anywhere -- and certainly not while President Trump is in the White House.
Taken together, the news played right into the anti-corruption messaging already being deployed by Democrats in the run-up to the 2018 midterms.
A number of Democrats running for the House have shunned Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi -- but they may have to thank her for their seats if they win this fall.
A KPIX 5 poll found that 35 percent of Bay Area Democrats want House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to voluntarily cede power to someone younger, while 37 percent want her to fight to keep her leadership position.
Her comments highlighted Democratic leaders' balancing act approaching November elections in which they hope to win a House majority.
