Nancy Pelosi

Democrats to boycott Trump's State of the Union, attend rally in protest

About a dozen Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have announced their participation in a "People's State of the Union" event on the National Mall, near the Capitol.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) administers the oath of office to House members and delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019
San Francisco city supervisor Scott Wiener comments on a pilot program to permit private commuter buses to use public bus stops in San Francisco, California, January 21, 2014

After debate backlash, California Democrat Scott Wiener says Israel carried out 'genocide' in Gaza

The California State Senator explained that he had been reluctant to call the war between Israel and Hamas a genocide because of the term's creation in response to the Holocaust.

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The US Capitol building is pictured at 5:04 pm, five years after the building was overrun by pro-Trump supporters, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026

White House posts new January 6 account ahead of fifth anniversary

The White House published a new January 6 webpage praising President Donald Trump’s actions, assigning blame to Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, and others ahead of the attack’s fifth anniversary.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady look at Gobble, one of two turkeys ceremonially pardoned for Thanksgiving, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 25, 2025.

Trump re-pardons Biden's turkeys saying Biden's auto pen pardon 'didn't count'

Trump joked that he initially wanted to rename the birds Chuck and Nancy, an apparent reference to foes Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both Democrats.

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Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as US House speaker, to retire from Congress

Pelosi has been at the forefront in battling for control of the House and especially taking on Republican Donald Trump, who feuded with her in his first presidential term from 2017-2020.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate their own candidate for the next Speaker of the House, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023.

Failed Republican candidate jailed for 80 years over gun attacks on Democrats' homes

Solomon Pena orchestrated the attacks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, weeks after he lost a state House seat.

AUGUST 14, 2025ByREUTERS
The flag of the US state New Mexico is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024.

Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured in Europe, admitted to hospital

Pelosi, 84, is the first woman to serve as speaker of the House and had also been a longtime leader of the House Democratic Caucus.

DECEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate their own candidate for the next Speaker of the House, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023.

Pelosi tells NYT: Biden should have exited campaign sooner

Harris would have "been stronger going further" if the party had had an open primary, Pelosi said.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden speaks to US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives in San Francisco, California, US February 21, 2024.

Many Democrats back Harris in 2024 race, but Pelosi, others silent

After weeks of in-party fighting between Democrats on whether Biden, 81, should stay in the race, a rush of support coalescing behind her is crucial just over 100 days before November's election.

JULY 22, 2024ByREUTERS
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate their own candidate for the next Speaker of the House, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023.

The divergent paths of Biden and Netanyahu amid political turmoil - analysis

The last few weeks have shown that Biden and Netanyahu will cling to power to the end, both men feeling indispensable.

JULY 21, 2024ByHERB KEINON
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the DNC 2023 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, February 3, 2023.

Pelosi tells Biden polls show he cannot defeat Trump, CNN reports

There was no clarification whether Pelosi directly advised Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race during their recent conversation.

JULY 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden speaks to US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives in San Francisco, California, US February 21, 2024.

Biden ally Nancy Pelosi raises doubts about race, George Clooney withdraws support

In an opinion piece published on Wednesday in the New York Times, Hollywood star George Clooney, a Democrat who co-hosted a fundraiser for Biden last month, withdrew his support.

JULY 10, 2024ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden speaks to US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives in San Francisco, California, US February 21, 2024.

'I think it's wrong': Nancy Pelosi knocks Netanyahu Congress invitation on CNN

Netanyahu was officially invited last week by US House Speaker Mike Johnson to speak before both houses of Congress in Washington. It was later confirmed that his address will take place on July 24.

JUNE 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate their own candidate for the next Speaker of the House, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023.

Democratic congressman: Wants ‘assurances’ before approving sale of fighter jets to Israel

“It is enough of the indiscriminate bombing. I don’t want the kinds of weapons that Israel has to be utilized to have more death," Rep. Gregory Meeks said on Tuesday.

APRIL 11, 2024ByBEN SALES/JTA
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) questions Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin during a hearing on alleged "Russian war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine," on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2023.