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Bloomberg Plans to Spend Big in Key NYC House Race

Former mayor to drop $5M on ad blitz for protege Micah Lasher in race to replace Jerry Nadler

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg is poised to put serious money behind a former aide in one of New York's hottest House primaries. The former mayor plans to steer roughly $5 million into a new super PAC backing Assemblyman Micah Lasher in the race to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in a...

Virginia's Former First Lady Joins a Crowded House Primary

Dorothy McAuliffe is running for Virginia's 7th Congressional District

(Newser) - Dorothy McAuliffe is stepping off the sidelines and into one of Virginia's most closely watched House races, reports the Hill . The former first lady of Virginia and ex-Biden administration official said Wednesday she's running in the already crowded Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District, situated in the solidly-blue outer...

Latest Entry in Race Is Rioter Who Took Pelosi's Lectern

Adam Johnson seeks county commission seat in Florida

(Newser) - A Florida man who posed for photos after taking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the Capitol riot has filed for public office in Florida. Election records show Adam Johnson filed Tuesday—the fifth anniversary of the attack—as a Republican to run for an at-large seat on the...

Steny Hoyer to Retire After Nearly 6 Decades in Office

Longtime Democratic congressman from Maryland decides it's time to leave the House at age 86

(Newser) - Rep. Steny Hoyer has decided his 59th year in elected office will be his last. The Maryland Democrat, long the second-ranking member of his party in the House, won't seek reelection in 2026 and will announce he's retiring in a floor speech Thursday, per the Washington Post . "...

New White House Site Blames Dems, Police for Capitol Riot

It claims Democrats staged 'real insurrection' on Jan. 6

(Newser) - A new official website from President Trump's White House is marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by flipping the script on who was to blame. The site, launched Tuesday, accuses Democrats—and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in particular—of engineering what it calls...

Pelosi on Famous Moment: I Didn't Plan to Tear Up Speech

Former speaker also predicts Democrats will take back the House next year

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi predicts things are going to change in a big way next year in Congress: The former speaker told ABC's This Week on Sunday that she is certain Democrats will regain control of the House. And that shift, she added, will bring another:
  • "Right now, Republicans in
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Celebrities, Politicians Mourn Rob Reiner

Actor-director remembered as a 'big-hearted genius'

(Newser) - Hollywood figures and politicians are among those reacting to the death of actor-director Rob Reiner, who was found dead with his wife Michele Reiner at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The acclaimed director and Emmy winner was also a major Democratic booster, per the AP , leading many prominent...

Pelosi Predicts First Woman President 'Within Next Generation'

Pelosi cites growing public openness despite past female nominees' losses

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi thinks the wait for a woman in the Oval Office won't go on much longer, even if she's not sure she'll see it end herself. In a lengthy interview with USA Today 's Susan Page excerpted by the Hill , the former House speaker said...

Nancy Pelosi's Daughter Won't Run for House Seat

'I like the thought of forging my own path,' says Christine Pelosi, who plans state Senate run

(Newser) - Christine Pelosi, daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, announced Monday that she'll seek a seat in the California state Senate instead of running for her mother's soon-to-be-vacant US House seat. The younger Pelosi, an attorney and veteran Democratic organizer, had been widely seen as a possible successor...

Obama, Trump React to Pelosi Retirement

Trump calls her an 'evil woman'

(Newser) - After Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement , she was praised by the last three Democratic presidents and denounced by the current Republican one. The former House speaker said Thursday that she won't seek a 21st House term next year.
  • President Trump. "I think she's an evil woman. I'
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Gifted Orator? No. But 'Pelosi-isms' Helped a Lot
3 Notable
'Pelosi-isms'
From the
Former Speaker
OPINION
Nov 6, 2025 11:30 AM CST

3 Notable 'Pelosi-isms' From the Former Speaker

San Francisco Chronicle columnist lists some of her most effective lines

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress after 39 years , and her hometown San Francisco Chronicle has compiled a list of notable "Pelosi-isms" from over the years. In the view of Chronicle columnist Joe Garofoli, the former House speaker "was not a soaring orator," but she nonetheless managed...

Nancy Pelosi Won't Seek Reelection
Nancy Pelosi:
I Won't Run Again
Nov 6, 2025 8:12 AM CST

Nancy Pelosi: I Won't Run Again

Former House speaker will retire from the House after four decades

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is calling it quits. The former House speaker said Thursday she will not seek reelection—bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but one of the most powerful in American politics, per the AP . "I will...

Pelosi to Schumer: 'Don't Give Away Anything for Nothing'

House Democrat comes out with direct rebuke over vote on spending bill

(Newser) - The hits from his own party just keep coming for Chuck Schumer, with the latest shot across the bow over his support of the Republicans' spending plan coming from longtime ally Nancy Pelosi, in what Politico terms as "Schumer bashing has gone mainstream." The former House Speaker minced...

Pelosi Joins Democrats Sitting Out Trump Inauguration
Pelosi Will Skip Inauguration
Jan 16, 2025 4:00 PM CST

Pelosi Will Skip Inauguration

Other Democrats will attend King Day observances on Monday, but there's no organized boycott

(Newser) - Dozens of House Democrats decided not to attend President-elect Trump's first inauguration in 2017, but their past and future leader was there. This time, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't be at the Capitol, KQED reports. A spokesperson did not provide a reason, but Pelosi and Trump haven't...

After Fall Overseas, Pelosi Has Hip Replacement Surgery

Spokesman says that ex-House speaker is 'well on the mend'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi's Luxembourg trip included a detour to a hospital in Germany, where a spokesman said Saturday she underwent successful hip replacement surgery. The former House speaker is "well on the mend," he said, after injuring herself in a fall. A Defense Department official told NBC News...

Pelosi: I Expected a Primary
Pelosi: I
Expected
a Primary
Nov 8, 2024 4:35 PM CST

Pelosi: I Expected a Primary

Former speaker says Biden's quick endorsement prevented a competition for the Democratic nomination

(Newser) - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she thought the Democratic Party was going to hold a primary competition to pick a nominee after President Biden dropped his reelection bid in July. Instead, the nomination went uncontested to Vice President Kamala Harris. "Had the president gotten out sooner, there may...

Pelosi on Her Role in Biden's Exit: 'You Decide to Win'

Former House speaker also says she barely says Trump's name: a 'grotesque word'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi's book, The Art of Power , dropped over the summer, not long after President Biden dropped his reelection run. Now, the former speaker of the house is making the rounds to talk about her role in pressuring Biden to step aside, as well as her thoughts on former...

Tim Walz's Son Makes a Splash at DNC
Tim Walz's Son
Makes a Splash at DNC
the rundown
Aug 22, 2024 6:53 AM CDT

Tim Walz's Son Makes a Splash at DNC

Oprah Winfrey calls Kamala Harris 'the best of America,' and other highlights

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, amid plenty of talk of "joy" and "freedom." Some key moments:
  • Tim Walz: The vice-presidential nominee painted Republicans as taking away voters' economic and healthcare
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Bill Clinton Jokes About McDonald's, Trump at DNC

Oprah Winfrey was also there to endorse Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party's choreographed rollout of its new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters, the AP reports. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also addressed...

Pelosi's Awaited Endorsement of Harris Arrives

Former House speaker writes of her 'immense pride' in backing the vice president

(Newser) - One of the top Democrats who had remained notably silent over the past day about a Kamala Harris endorsement is silent no more. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday fully backed the vice president, reports the AP . "Today, it is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our...

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