US EditionNancy Pelosi announces she will not seek reelection to Congress after nearly 40 years in Washington
- Nancy Pelosi, Former House Speaker, announced Thursday she will not seek reelection in 2026, ending her decades-long House career.
- Pelosi waited until after the Nov. 4 elections to decide and announced after Proposition 50's passage, which she championed as a California statewide redistricting measure.
- Nearly 40 years in public office, Nancy Pelosi steered landmark laws including the Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank and led two impeachments of President Donald Trump.
- Her departure triggers a succession battle in San Francisco as state Sen. Scott Wiener and Saikat Chakrabarti position for next year, while Nancy Pelosi said she will finish her final year.
- Amid signs of generational change in the Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi's exit signals a new political era after she reportedly helped prompt Joe Biden, President, to withdraw from the 2024 race.
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Five memorable moments from Nancy Pelosi's historic career
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Friday she will retire from Congress at the end of the term in January 2027, putting a bookmark on a nearly four-decade, history-making tenure in the House. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative,” Pelosi said in a video on social media, addressing her constituents in San Francisco. A two-time House Speaker and the only woman to hold the role in Amer…
Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as U.S. House speaker, to retire from Congress
The former speaker announced that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career. 'With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service,' she said, amid criticism from younger Democrats that their elders were hanging onto power
Nancy Pelosi Says She'll Retire After 2026
As has been mostly expected, Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek reelection next year, leaving San Francisco's House seat open for the first time in 40 years.House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi indicated she would not be making any announcements until after the election, but today is the day. At age 85, she says she will be ending her career in Congress 40 years after she began it, in January 2027.Pelosi made her Thursday morning an…
For nearly 40 years, US Democrat Pelosi has served in Congress. She was the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the House for several years. The 85-year-old will not seek re-election in next year's midterm elections.
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