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Nancy Pelosi victorious – why the California Democrat was reelected speaker of the House

  • Written by Kathryn L. Pearson, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, who will become speaker of the House on Jan. 3, walks to her new office at the Capitol during a television interview for the NBC Today Show, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. The Republicans will relinquish the majority to House Democrats under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi beginning a new...

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