Nancy Pelosi - report

American politician (born 1940)

Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman elected Speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress, leading the House Democrats from 2003 to 2023. She has represented California's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. The district, numbered as the 5th district from 1987 to 1993, the 8th from 1993 to 2013, and the 12th from 2013 to 2023, includes most of the city of San Francisco.

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Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House and the highest-ranking woman in American history in 2007. She pushed through an unpopular bank bailout that averted a looming depression. She muscled through Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act.
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House Democrats suffered defeat in the 2022 midterm elections. After two years of unified control in the House and Senate, the party will pass control back to Republicans. With the party's loss, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be forced to hand over the speaker's gavel.
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Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., posted a tweet referencing a baseless theory that Paul Pelosi had invited the suspect in the case into his home to have sex with him. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) tweeted "Let's #FirePelosi" with a video showing him shooting a gun. David DePape, 42, is charged with attempted murder, elder abuse and burglary.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, remains in the hospital after a man broke into their San Francisco home and attacked him with a hammer early Friday morning. The man, identified by the San Francisco Police Department as 42- year-old David DePape, is charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary, and several other felonies. President Joe Biden called Nancy Pelosi this morning, according to a White House spokesperson.
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Nancy Pelosi awarded the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon. The order is Taiwan’s highest civilian honour. China has vowed "consequences" and has said it will begin live fire drills close to Taiwan on Thursday.
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US Parliament Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reached the capital Taipei for her visit to Taiwan. China views Taiwan as part of its territory, while Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign country. Beijing has warned of "forceful measures" if Pelosi goes ahead with the trip.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan. She is the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years. Pelosi is expected to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is unambiguous on the question of abortion. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone wrote an open letter to the faithful. He said Pelosi's position on abortion has become more extreme over the years.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Ukrainian civil honor. Pelosi is the highest-ranking American leader to visit Ukraine since the start of the war.
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Pelosi is fully vaccinated and has received her booster shots. Diagnosis comes a day after she joined President Joe Biden and other senior figures at the signing of a Postal Service bill. Pelosi is the eighth member of Congress to test positive this week.