Topic: Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi seen winning House party leader job

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to secure the top Democratic leadership spot for next year, as the only lawmaker expected to mount a challenge acknowledged on Sunday that he will not have the support to topple ...

Pelosi creates No. 3 spot for Clyburn

Majority Whip Jim Clyburn will move to the new post of " assistant leader" if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her way when the Democrats become the minority. Pelosi, the California congresswoman who is running for minority leader after the Democrats' ...

GOP Valentine's Day Cards

The Republican National Committee has introduced a line of phony Valentine's Day cards that people can send electronically. The cards feature several attempts at humor aimed at Democratic politicians such as President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , Senate Majority ...

Dalai Lama meets Nancy Pelosi

On March 21, 2008 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives , Nancy Pelosi , met with the Dalai Lama at his home in Dharamsala, India . She denounced China 's recent reprisal of the Protests in Tibet , calling China 's ...
Rank-and-file Democrats, smarting from electoral drubbing, threaten public rebuke of PelosiIn a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won't support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically symbolic roll call when ...

The 'Swerve Election'

The term of art that has been agreed upon for the voting that remade our politics earlier this month is that it was a " There was visible discontent at the White House when Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she would stay ...

A New Battle Is About to Begin

During his speech the day after the Republicans swept the House, President Obama expressed his desire to hold bi-partisan meetings. Then we have Nancy Pelosi, good 'ole stubborn Nancy Pelosi. Fox News apparently obtained a letter this week that the Democrats had ...

Should the Democrats Keep Pelosi?

In the wake of losing at least 60 seats in the House-their largest defeat in 70 years-there have been widespread calls for currrent Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to step down from her leadership position in the Democratic caucus. Republicans ...
This is what should concern us all about Nancy Pelosi ... When somebody comes into a leadership roll of a governing body of this country and makes the comment in essence "that there is a new sheriff in town". She actually said ...
After successfully shepherding a comprehensive health-insurance reform bill through Congress, Democrats rightfully rejoiced. Almost immediately, Republicans vowed to campaign against the bill with a promise to repeal the bill if they regain a majority in Congress. I listened to Michael Steele, the ...