Nancy Pelosi

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.

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
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

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'

 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.

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


Marjorie Taylor Greene compares mask mandate to Holocaust-era 'gold star'

"Such comparisons demean the Holocaust and contaminate American political speech," the American Jewish Congress said in response to Greene's comments, demanding she apologize for them.

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN Marjorie Taylor Greene walks through the Capitol as Democrats debate an article of impeachment against then-president Donald Trump on January 13.

Pelosi criticized for thanking George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life'

During a news conference following Chauvin's conviction on three criminal counts, Pelosi called the outcome "a step in the right direction for justice."

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2020

Netanyahu calls Pelosi to discuss Israel’s COVID response

“We discussed COVID response and our shared hope for regional peace, including a just, stable and enduring two-state solution.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaches out to shake hands with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, before their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington May 19, 2009

An Israeli leader consoled Nancy Pelosi in 2016 with a poem

It sustained her throughout the Trump presidency.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks as Congress reconvenes in the House chamber to debate Arizona's certification of electoral college votes at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russia - FBI

The theft of electronic devices from congressional offices has been a persistent worry following the siege by supporters of US President Donald Trump.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019.

California Jewish Community fighting to save American democracy

The coalition of Jewish entities urged the House leaders to publicly affirm their commitment to “the foundational elements of our democratic republic."

A Capitol police officer stands with members of the National Guard behind a crowd control fence surrounding Capitol Hill a day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol building, Jan. 7, 2021

Why impeachment might not achieve the goals intended

After my anger subsided, I was left with a feeling of great sadness that the country of my birth had degenerated to a level of incivility that threatened its future

House Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing On Impeachment Inquiry Of President Trump

Why we must resist the urge to overreact to Trump's norm - opinion

The rules and institutions of our government should be engineered to withstand an anomaly like Donald Trump, but they should not be premised on Trump becoming the norm.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2020

Pelosi says Auschwitz shirt spurred review of deadly Capitol raid

The man in the T-shirt has since been arrested.

Left: a noose hung by rioters on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Right: a man wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" jacket.

Pelosi calls to prosecute any Congress members who aided siege on Capitol

"If in fact it is found that members of Congress were accomplices to this insurrection, if they aided and abetted the crimes, there may have to be actions taken beyond the Congress, in terms of prose

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2020