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Claims about deportations, the Department of Government Efficiency, and someone fainting in the White House were among the mistruths that kept PolitiFact busy in 2025 — and they…
Read more Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025When Nancy Pelosi first ran for Congress, she was one of 14 candidates, the front-runner and a target. At the time, Pelosi was little known to San Francisco…
Read more Commentary: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was timeSAN FRANCISCO — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a trailblazing San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of…
Read more Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won’t seek reelectionSAN FRANCISCO — State Sen. Scott Wiener couldn’t wait any longer. The once-in-a-generation political opening he’d eyed for years had arrived, he decided — whether the grand dame of San…
Read more Pelosi faces challenges as age becomes unavoidable tension point for DemocratsState Sen. Scott Wiener is a strategic and effective legislator who rarely lets emotion make his decisions — much like Nancy Pelosi, whose congressional seat he would like…
Read more Commentary: Is Pelosi getting ‘Bidened’? High drama in the scramble for her congressional seatWASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of the most influential voices in President Biden’s sphere outside of his family, sent a rare public signal Wednesday morning that…
Read more Pelosi sends signal to Biden: ‘Time is running short’Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips swept into office in 2018 after promising not to vote for Rep. Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House. The Gen X Minnesotan reasoned…
Read more 2024 candidate Dean Phillips called Pelosi and Feinstein old. Biden is his next targetWASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority…
Read more Pelosi says she’ll seek re-election to House seat in 2024The former speaker of the House discussed Silicon Valley Bank, January 6 revisionist history, the coming election, and more in a South by Southwest interview focused on money…
Read more Nancy Pelosi: ‘Follow the Money’WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy is set to face a case of déjà vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake…
Read more How a House speaker is elected — and how steep a hill Republican Kevin McCarthy will need to climbHouse Democrats chose caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats in the chamber next year, a historic move that…
Read more Hakeem Jeffries Elected To House Democratic Leader In Historic FirstNancy Pelosi, who has led Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives for almost two decades, has announced she is standing down from the role, as Republicans are…
Read more Nancy Pelosi Will Not Seek Reelection As Democratic Leader In House
