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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Retire From Congress
W ASHINGTON—Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said she won’t run for re-election and plans to leave her seat in Congress at the end of this term, drawing to a close a decadeslong political career that included driving landmark healthcare initiatives and going toe to toe with President Trump.

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Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as US House speaker, to retire from Congress
Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of the House, won't seek re-election to Congress
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the U.S. House
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in Am...

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Pelosi-isms: ‘Throw a punch, for the children’ and more forge a legacy
Watch Nancy Pelosi's full retirement announcement
Photos of Pelosi’s historic tenure in the US House as it’s coming to an end
Pelosi, a Democrat who was the first woman in the speaker’s office and who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, said she would finish out her final year in office.

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Trump foe Nancy Pelosi to retire: 'I will not be seeking reelection to Congress'
Photos: Key moments from Nancy Pelosi’s long career, including some from Sacramento

Alabama members of Congress react to government shutdown

Alabama’s members of Congress are speaking out about the government shutdown. We are now on day 38 of the government shutdown, and Alabama Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives disagree on how to get the government back up and running.

The Rise of Nancy Pelosi: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Speaker of the House

The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.

Ahead of Veterans Day, VA limits communication with Congress amid longest-ever government shutdown

As the government shutdown reached its record-breaking 36th day on Wednesday, most employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs have kept working. But VA policy limits their communication with Congress,
Inside Higher Ed

Congress Accuses GMU President of Lying About DEI Efforts

Th GOP-led House Judiciary Committee accused George Mason University's president of lying about DEI practices and likely violating civil rights laws. He has denied the claims.
Opinion

The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance | The Conversation

Congress’ path to irrelevance as a body of government did not begin during the shutdown. It is the result of decades of erosion that created a political culture in which Congress is relegated to second-class status.
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