Topic: Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi seeks House ethics probe on Weiner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday called for an ethics panel probe into the conduct of Representative Anthony Weiner after he admitted having Internet sex relationships with a number of women."I am calling for an Ethics Committee investigation ...
Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants an estimated cost to the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants an estimated cost to the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). “It ...

Obama foes hit health overhaul in test vote

US President Barack Obama's Republican foes flexed their newfound political muscle on Friday, setting the stage for a wholly symbolic vote next week to repeal his signature health care overhaul.Just four Democrats joined 232 Republicans as the House of Representatives, in Republican ...
New York Democrats say Congress will approve extra health benefits for 9/11 respondersNew York's two senators said Monday that the votes are there for Congress to approve a scaled-back bill providing extra benefits to emergency workers who responded to the attacks on ...
Hers was the face on the grainy negative TV ads that helped defeat scores of Democrats. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, chosen after a messy family feud among Democrats to remain as their leader in the new Congress, and President Barack Obama ...
Liberals' distrust of Obama gives Pelosi new mission: Block White House deals with GOPHers was the face on the grainy negative TV ads that helped defeat scores of Democrats. His agenda, re-election chances and legacy are on the line.Rep. Nancy Pelosi of ...

Pelosi on prayer

Do you think frequently of your father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., the former mayor of Baltimore? My father died the year I was elected to Congress, 1987. I think about my parents all the time, especially on Sunday when I'm at Mass. -- ...

Keeping Pelosi Wrong Signal After Midterms

When the rules of the House of Representatives forced the Democrats to confront a painful choice among their leaders, they did what Democrats are often inclined to do. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi lost no time after the returns came in this month ...
It took six hours on Wednesday - and six months before that - for Nancy Pelosi to turn from Speaker of the House to Villain of the Nation to Survivor. " Today, mere hours after Pelosi was re-installed in control of House ...
House Democrats gambled Wednesday they can return to power under the same leaders who just oversaw a 61-seat election loss, choosing Nancy Pelosi to remain their party chief when they become the minority in January.. And Pelosi didn't retain her leadership without ...