Quick Glance: Pelosi announces reelection bid for 2024 as Democrats seek to regain House majority
- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her candidacy for Congress in 2024 as Democrats work to regain the majority.
- As the first female speaker, Pelosi made history in 2007 and regained the position in 2019.
- The announcement puts to rest any speculation about retirement for the influential leader, who remains a pivotal figure and major fundraiser for Democrats.
Quick Glance: Biden Warns That America's Democracy Is in Danger in Speech
- Republicans' "Big Lie" Threatens American Democracy, Says Biden
- President Biden criticized electoral violence and voter intimidation in a prime-time address only days before Tuesday's midterm elections.
- In an address delivered Wednesday night, President Biden stated that democracy was at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Mr. Biden linked the attack to former President Donald J. Trump's "Big Lie" about the 2020 election being rigged.
Quick Glance: Paul Pelosi's assailant inquired, "Where is Nancy?"
- According to a person briefed on the attack, the individual who severely beat Paul Pelosi at his and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home early Friday morning was seeking for the Speaker.
- Prior to the assault, the individual confronted Paul Pelosi, 82, and yelled, "Where is Nancy?
- Where is Nancy?"Where is Nancy?" inquired the source.
- Paul Pelosi and the suspect were both taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Quick Glance: Democratic congressional leaders promise to address the US debt limit.
- President Joe Biden's fellow Democrats control both chambers, therefore House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have vowed they will act.
- "The debt ceiling of course, is something that we have to deal with."
- The system is intended to limit the country's mounting debt, but it has proven ineffectual in recent decades.
- Republicans have stated that if they get control of the House, the debt ceiling will be a "important tool" for reining in federal spending.
Quick Glance: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resigns as Democratic leader, perhaps paving the way for New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not pursue a leadership position in the new Congress, ushering in a new era after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterm elections to Republicans.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks on the House floor in Washington on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
- "Few in American history have been as effective, as driven, as successful as Speaker Pelosi," remarked Schumer.
- Pelosi was elected to the House in 1987 and became the first woman to serve as Speaker.
Quick Glance: Charges filed against accused Paul Pelosi assailant
- American authorities have charged the guy who allegedly broke into the home of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulted her husband, Paul.
- According to Jenkins, authorities believe Depape planned the attack ahead of time and that it was "not something that he did at the spur of the moment."
- Doctors expect the 82-year-old venture capitalist to recover completely from the attack.
- Biden strongly opposes the attack on Nancy Pelosi's spouse.
Quick Glance: Suspect in Pelosi husband attack faces attempted murder and kidnapping charges
- "This house and the speaker herself were specifically targets," said San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins at a news conference Monday evening announcing state charges against DePape, including attempted murder.
- "This was politically motivated," Jenkins explained.
- Jenkins stated that after DePape approached Paul Pelosi in his bedroom, Pelosi attempted to use an elevator in the house to reach a phone, but DePape barred his path.
- According to the complaint, Paul Pelosi told authorities in the ambulance that he had never seen DePape before.
Quick Glance: Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as the leader of the US House Democrats.
- Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek for Democratic House Leader again after nearly two decades in the position.
- Now that they have a majority, the speakership will almost certainly pass to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy when the new Congress convenes on January 3rd.
- "I never would have thought that someday I would go from home-maker to House speaker," she added.
- Ms Pelosi was originally elected to the House in a special election and steadily rose through the ranks, obtaining leadership posts before being elected speaker for the first time in 2007.
Quick Glance: Alleged Paul Pelosi assailant posted a number of conspiracy theories
- Police identified David DePape, 42, as the culprit in the assault on Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home on Friday.
- David DePape grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, and moved to California around 20 years ago to pursue a romance, according to his stepfather, Gene DePape.
- Nancy Pelosi was not at home when her husband was allegedly hammered. (AP
- Investigators from the San Francisco Police Department work outside the house of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Quick Glance: Following the Attack on Pelosi's Husband, Fear of Politically Motivated Violence Increases in the U.S.
- Nancy Pelosi is ranked third in the United States' political rankings.
- Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that her husband's health was improving.
- According to media sources, he yelled "Where is Nancy?" during the assault. He also allegedly intended to entangle Paul Pelosi and wait for the congressman to return.
- This results in daily clips of Pelosi being attacked on television.
Quick Glance: Greg Kelly, Newsmax host, deletes bizarre tweet implying Pelosi staged attack.
- After first doubting whether the attack was faked, Greg Kelly stated that "she can't secure her home or office."
- Greg Kelly of Newsmax is evidently not convinced that a hammer-wielding intruder assaulted Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
- In another since-deleted tweet, the Newsmax presenter questioned how Paul Pelosi could have been hit with a hammer and be on the mend.
- "We want Paul Pelosi to get better. Definitely." Definitely."
Quick Glance: Trump Jr. mocks Paul Pelosi's attack with a Halloween costume tweet
- David DePape, 42, was recognized as the suspect by police.
- Nancy Pelosi was not at home at the time, according to authorities.
- It also has anything to do with a growing conspiracy notion that Paul Pelosi and DePape were lovers.
- According to the story, there was a "theory" that the suspect was in his underpants when police arrived, and that Paul Pelosi had brought him back as a male prostitute.
Quick Glance: Brooks and Capehart in the final days of the midterm election campaign
- So I believe we will see swings back and forth over time.
- It is still a problem.
- But, in recent weeks, when asked what they care about, Dobbs has remained a major problem among highly educated voters.
- However, among less educated and less affluent people, it has become less of an issue, and the economy has taken precedence.
- And I believe Democrats are partly involved in — well, one of the things they did was say, here's what you should care about, democracy and Dobbs.
- You should be concerned about these issues.
- Simply concentrate on what they are interested in.
Quick Glance: Lofgren Demands Capitol Police Answers on Paul Pelosi Attack
- One topic on which Lofgren focused was the presidential succession.
- Along with questions about the presidential succession, Lofgren asked Manger if Capitol Police had "adopted a written strategic plan" or "any standard operating procedures for officers to be detailed to proposed regional or field offices."
- She inquired whether Capitol Police followed such plans in connection with the Paul Pelosi attack.
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Quick Glance: After Paul Pelosi's assault, Capitol Police Chief calls for "more resources."
- Following the assault on Paul Pelosi, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger announced a rare public plea for extra resources to safeguard legislators on Tuesday.
- After the attack, DePape told San Francisco police that he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and would break her kneecaps if she "lied" to him.
- Paul Pelosi was hospitalized as a result of the attack, and Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Monday evening that it might be a "long recovery process for her husband."
- "The attack on Paul Pelosi will hopefully draw bipartisan support to my years-long push to protect the addresses of members of Congress," the Kentucky Republican told POLITICO.
Quick Glance: Hakeem Jeffries announces historic bid for House Democratic Leader
- Hakeem Jeffries of New York declared his own historic candidacy to become the first Black American to lead a major U.S. political party in Congress as House Democrats leader on Friday.
- "The House Democratic Caucus is the most authentic representation of the gorgeous mosaic of the American people," Jeffries said to colleagues in a letter.
- So far, Jeffries, Clark, and Aguilar have no declared opponents.
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Quick Glance: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi breaks her silence with an emotional interview about her husband's hammer attack.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broke her silence Monday about a terrible attack on her husband inside their house by a right-wing extremist.
- "I never thought it could be Paul (Pelosi)," she remarked.
- "We didn't even know where he was, what his condition was," Nancy Pelosi told CNN's Anderson Cooper.
- If they lose, Nancy Pelosi will not be able to keep the speaker's gavel and may be forced to resign.
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Quick Glance: In Georgia, voters form a long queue.
- Voters formed a long line at a voting place in Georgia beginning early Tuesday morning.
- Georgia has a population of over 10.8 million people, with the highest number of Black residents of any state, at little more than 33 percent.
- The state has always been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats are gaining ground in metropolitan areas.
- In the 2020 presidential election, Biden defeated Trump by by 0.2 percentage points.
Quick Glance: Attack on Nancy Pelosi's spouse comes after years of Republican demonization of her
- "Nancy Pelosi is guilty of treason."
- When attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the 2022 election, Republicans will follow a few patterns.
- Mike Loychik, an Ohio Republican state representative, called political violence "unacceptable" and wished Paul Pelosi a speedy recovery in a series of tweets on Friday, but he also criticized efforts from some leftist lawmakers to "defund the police."
- He claimed that the "Fire Pelosi" campaign was purely political in nature.
Quick Glance: Donald Trump subpoenaed by US committee probing Capitol storm
- Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak before the congressional committee probing the attack on the United States Capitol.
- However, Trump was responsible for the attack on the House seat, according to Vice Chairman Cheney.
- Rep. Zoe Lofgren testified during the hearing that Trump had intended from the start to declare himself the winner on election night - "no matter what the actual outcome is."
- Defeat in the case of confiscated papers Meanwhile, Trump has been defeated in court over records taken at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Quick Glance: Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit: Singapore and Malaysia ought to be more than a footnote in the US-China conflict
- Singapore thinks stable US-China ties are critical as Pelosi remains silent on Taiwan. I cannot speak for either government, but as a foreign policy observer, I believe Malaysia and Singapore
- as well as much of the surrounding area
- I had hoped that the visit by the congressional group led by Pelosi would not be overshadowed by its stop in Taiwan.
- No government in their right mind wants to be the opening act every time an American political bigwig visits the region under the guise of engagement while secretly plotting to pinch China.
“I believe that we will hold the House.” — Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the midterm elections
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