Nancy Pelosi, Democrats
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation. She won't seek reelection in 2026.
The National News Desk reported just days ago that Pelosi had a special announcement to share after Tuesday's elections.
Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene praised former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on CNN Thursday.
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.
More than just about anyone, Pelosi knows how to read a political situation with dispassion, detachment and clear-eyed calculation.
Nancy Pelosi was known as a Democratic party fundraiser and housewife in 1987, before her ascent to power in a short and vicious knife fight of a campaign.
Democratic party insiders don’t think Rep. Nancy Pelosi will seek re-election in 2026. The 85-year-old lawmaker is expected to speak Tuesday.
Now 85, Pelosi is retiring as her party reckons with a widening generational gap, pitting Democratic veterans against political newcomers. If Pelosi had sought reelection, she likely would have been subject to a “long and nasty campaign” playing into that generational divide,