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Pelosi Says Labor Secretary Must Resign

House Speaker criticizes 'unconscionable' plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta "must step down." That's the opinion of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following federal sex-trafficking charges against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, who escaped a life sentence as part of a 2008 plea deal Acosta orchestrated while US attorney in Miami. Epstein avoided federal charges...

Pelosi: I Didn't Know About Any Plan to Strike Iran

She says president shouldn't act without Congress

(Newser) - Among those surprised to learn that the US came within 10 minutes of launching a strike on Iran was Nancy Pelosi. The House speaker told reporters Friday that she was not informed of any such plan after she and other lawmakers were briefed at the White House on Thursday. “...

Pelosi: Impeachment &#39;Not Even Close&#39;
Pelosi on Trump:
'I'm Done With Him'
Jun 11, 2019 12:22 PM CDT

Pelosi on Trump: 'I'm Done With Him'

But House speaker says her 'stock goes up' every time president criticizes her

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she's tired of the back-and-forth slams with President Trump. "I'm done with him," the House speaker said at a DC event moderated by Manu Raju of CNN . "I don't even want to talk about him," she said. "My...

Giuliani Likens Pelosi to Joseph McCarthy

Trump lawyer attacks her over alleged prison remark

(Newser) - President Trump's lawyer likened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to "Red Scare" Sen. Joseph McCarthy on Sunday night, saying she wants to see Trump in prison but "doesn't have a particular crime in mind." Pelosi said Trump "should go to prison," Giuliani tweeted . "...

Trump Has Fiery Response to Pelosi's Alleged Comment

'She's a nasty, vindictive, horrible person'

(Newser) - An inflammatory quote that reportedly came from Nancy Pelosi about President Trump had the president hitting back Thursday. The original remark : "I don't want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison," the House speaker supposedly said in a closed-door meeting this week, sources...

Day's Diciest Political Quote Attributed to Pelosi

'I don’t want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison,' she said, per Politico

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi met with fellow Democratic leaders behind closed doors this week, and Politico reports by way of Democratic sources that she delivered quite a message: "I don't want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison," the House speaker is quoted as saying...

Cooper Isn't Buying Facebook's Answers on Pelosi Video

After 2016 campaign, site promised to police disinformation

(Newser) - "Facebook has repeatedly told Congress and the American people that you’re serious about fighting disinformation and fake news," Anderson Cooper reminded a Facebook executive Friday in a CNN interview about an altered video that appeared to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drunk . "Yet this doctored video...

Fake 'Drunk Pelosi' Videos Spread on Social Media

YouTube removes slowed-down video

(Newser) - A video altered to make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sound like she was drunk and slurring her words was shared widely on social media Thursday, with one version on Facebook receiving an estimated 2 million views. The video of Pelosi's Wednesday remarks at the Center for American Progress was...

Pelosi: Here's Why Trump Really Canceled Our Meeting

He actually wants impeachment proceedings, House speaker claims

(Newser) - The latest volley from Nancy Pelosi: The House speaker says President Trump wants Democrats to start impeachment proceedings because it will distract the public from the scandals dogging his administration. That's why, she said Thursday, the president actually canceled his infrastructure meeting with her and Chuck Schumer Wednesday: he...

Trump Cancels Meeting Over Pelosi Slam

'I don't do cover-ups,' says president after House speaker's allegation

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and President Trump escalated their war of words on Wednesday. It began when the House speaker addressed reporters after a closed-door meeting of Democrats. "We believe that no one is above the law, including the president of the United States, and we believe the president of the...

McGahn Is a No-Show, and Now Come the Consequences

'We will hold this President accountable—one way or the other,' says House Judiciary chair

(Newser) - The lines were drawn Tuesday as former White House counsel Don McGahn defied a subpoena to testify in front of the House Judiciary committee, as expected . Also as expected, House Democrats indicated they would move to hold him in contempt. "Let me be clear. This committee will hear Mr....

'Full Rights' for LGBT People, a Pelosi Priority, Clears House

Similar measure lacks GOP support in Senate

(Newser) - Democrats in the House carried sweeping anti-discrimination legislation to passage Friday, a bill that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations, and other areas, the AP reports....

Attorney General Had Quite a Question for Nancy Pelosi

'Did you bring your handcuffs?'

(Newser) - Attorney General Bill Barr ran into Nancy Pelosi at a DC function Wednesday, and their overhead remarks are, in the words of the Law & Crime blog, "really something." Hard to argue with that: Barr approached Pelosi at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Day Service and asked, "...

Pelosi Adds New Idea to Impeachment Debate

A way to say 'impeachment' without doing it?

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has introduced a new concept into the debate over President Donald Trump's actions: "self-impeaching." As Trump all but goads Democrats into impeachment proceedings, viewing the showdown as potentially valuable for his 2020 re-election campaign, Democrats appear to be showing restraint. Their investigations are...

Pelosi: Yes, This Is a 'Constitutional Crisis'

House speaker suggests other contempt charges might follow

(Newser) - Amid Wednesday's extraordinary day on Capitol Hill—one that featured a presidential declaration of executive privilege, followed by a House panel vote to hold the attorney general in contempt—Rep. Jerry Nadler declared that the nation was in a "constitutional crisis." On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Pelosi Reveals Her 2020 Fear
Pelosi Reveals Her 2020 Fear
May 5, 2019 12:35 PM CDT

Pelosi Reveals Her 2020 Fear

The House speaker talks Trump, impeachment, and elections

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi doesn't just want President Trump to lose in 2020—she wants him to lose big enough that he can't challenge the outcome. "We have to inoculate against that, we have to be prepared for that," she tells the New York Times . Similar thinking consumed...

Nancy Pelosi: William Barr Committed a Crime

Speaker accuses attorney general of lying to Congress

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi just raised the stakes in Democrats' criticism of Attorney General William Barr: The House speaker accused him of breaking the law. "He lied to Congress," Pelosi said at a news conference, reports the Washington Post . “The attorney general of the United States was not telling...

Trump, Schumer, Pelosi Agree on a Number: $2T

That's how much they want to spend on infrastructure

(Newser) - We have a figure: After a 90-minute meeting with President Trump on Tuesday, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi said they collectively agreed to spend $2 trillion repairing America's crumbling infrastructure. That may have been the easy part. What they did not agree on is where the money would come...

Pelosi Urges Dems to Hold Off on Impeachment

'This isn't about Democrats or Republicans. It's about saving our democracy'

(Newser) - Democratic lawmakers eager to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of the Mueller report were disappointed Monday night. Sources tell the Washington Post that in a conference call with lawmakers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats said there were no immediate plans for impeachment. The...

Warren Waited for Mueller, Now Wants Impeachment

Report makes the next step clear, senator and candidate says

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren had said she wanted to see the complete report on the Russia election interference investigation before deciding whether to support impeachment proceedings. Now that she's seen Robert Mueller's full report, CNN reports, she's tweeted her decision. "The severity of this misconduct demands that elected...

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