Pelosi has work cut out to unite divided Democrats
House speaker faces infighting as members of various factions target future leadership rungs
16 November 2020 - 16:20
Washington — US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi faces the imminent challenge of uniting a divided Democratic Party behind president-elect Joe Biden’s agenda without endangering her slim majority in midterm elections two years from now.
With the narrowest majority in decades, Pelosi’s ability to build consensus and keep Democrats moving in the same direction will be severely tested by the party’s two competing factions...
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