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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens to applause from her House colleagues after she announced that she will remain in Congress but will not run for re-election as Speaker of the House after Republicans were projected to win control of the House of Representatives, on the floor of the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Pelosi To Step Down From U.S. House Leadership, Passing To A New Generation

Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing Democrat who as the first woman U.S. House of Representatives speaker shepherded landmark legislation and led two impeachments, said on Thursday she will give up her…

17 November 2022

A supporter hands out signs ahead of Democratic candidate for Governor and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's "Big Fights Bus Tour" stop, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

Biden, Trump, Obama Barnstorm Pennsylvania in Final Midterms Dash

The biggest names in Democratic and Republican politics -- Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump -- head to Pennsylvania on Saturday hoping to tip the balance in a closely contested midterm race…

05 November 2022

U.S. Drama at Home and Abroad

Tuesday’s midterm elections saw Democrats regain control over the House of Representatives after eight years in the minority, while long-awaited sanctions on Iran’s petroleum industry took effect. …

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