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Pelosi to step down as House Democratic leader

WASHINGTON — After months of speculation about her future, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will not seek to lead House Democrats for another term, but remain in Congress. The decision — capping a 35-year career in which the Californian became the most powerful female Congress member in U.S. history — followed her party’s narrow loss of the chamber in last week’s midterm election. ...
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks from the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on Nov. 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Pelosi spoke on the future of her leadership plans in the House of Representatives and said she will not seek a leadership role in the upcoming Congress.

WASHINGTON — After months of speculation about her future, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will not seek to lead House Democrats for another term, but remain in Congress.

The decision — capping a 35-year career in which the Californian became the most powerful female Congress member in U.S. history — followed her party’s narrow loss of the chamber in last week’s midterm election.

Pelosi is also abiding by a 2018 agreement with fellow Democrats that she would step down from leadership by the end of 2022 to make way for a new generation.

“For me the hour’s come

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