The Hill
The California liberal said her decision, resolved a day earlier, was encouraged by her family, influenced by President Obama's resounding reelection and bolstered by the feeling that she can influence policy particularly regarding women's issues...
Politico
The first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi came to power just two years before the nation elected its first black president. Together, they next reshaped the American health care system a landmark law that has since driven two national elections,...
The Hartford Courant
My colleagues said 'Make an exception','' Larson said of the caucus rules. "I said, 'No, no, no.' These should be term-limited.'' Now, Larson will be "in leadership in some capacity, not in the elected spots,'' he said in a telephone interview from...
San Francisco Bay Guardian
For a while there some of us thought that Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who failed to win back a house majority for the Democrats, might decide her time was up and step down as minority leader (which would probably have meant retiring from Congress). That would...
Los Angeles Times
Boehner for another term as House Speaker on Wednesday, as lawmakers of both parties all but ensured the new Congress will have very similar leadership to this one, the most polarized and unpopular in history. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco is...
Kansas City Star
Congress partisans elected new leaders Wednesday, with Senate Democrats and Senate and House of Representatives Republicans choosing essentially the same people with the same message, though a toned-down Republican team sounded willing to deal with...