House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who broke Congress’s glass ceiling as the first woman to hold the post, announced Thursday she will not seek reelection as the House Democratic caucus’s top leader, ending one of the most consequential leadership tenures in American political history.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Pelosi stepping down as top House Democrat after 2 decades in leadership
The first woman to be elected speaker of the House, Pelosi has led House Democrats with an unflinching grasp on the caucus
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Updated November 17, 2022 at 2:27 p.m. EST|Published November 17, 2022 at 12:29 p.m. EST