Nancy Pelosi to remain Democratic nominee for House speaker
Pelosi must still win a majority of votes from the full House to remain speaker when the new Congress begins in January, and she will have a slimmer majority
18 November 2020 - 18:06
House Democrats voted to stick with Nancy Pelosi as their leader and nominee for speaker, placing confidence in her to unite a fractious caucus despite surprise losses in the recent election that have emboldened congressional Republicans.
Pelosi must still win a majority of votes from the full House to remain as speaker when the new Congress begins in January. She will have a slimmer majority in 2021, which complicates her path to securing enough support to win the gavel on the first round of voting...
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