U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to do everything she can to prevent President Donald Trump from using federal dollars gained by declaring a national emergency to build his long-promised border wall. On Monday, while in Fort Worth kicking off Women’s History Month at an all-girls school, she briefly touched on the issue, one week […]
One of the most powerful women in the nation praised the work of young women Monday in Fort Worth. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Young Women’s Leadership Academy to applaud the school‘s success in inspiring young diverse leaders in North Texas. She was joined by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) and principal of the Young Women’s […]
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the state’s Capital city Monday night, telling Democrats in Travis County much of what happens in terms of democratic success in the 2020 election will come from central Texas. “Texas is ground zero for us in the next election,” Pelosi said to the sold-out crowd at […]
It was a bone-cold January day in the nation’s capital. The federal government — finally back in business after the longest shutdown in American history — opened three hours late due to a dusting of snow and a “flash freeze” in the forecast. Not that it mattered to anyone who worked inside the speaker’s office. Nancy […]
Editorial boards across the country and America’s southwest border have spoken – Trump’s call of a national emergency not only “didn’t need to” happen but they know it’s a fake emergency: Houston Chronicle Editorial (TEXAS):American presidents have repeatedly called national emergencies to protect democracy. Donald Trump may become the first to do it to undermine democracy — on […]
Struggling to find relevance in the minority, the former “Speaker-in-waiting” Kevin McCarthy is blaming his far-right fringe’s extremist tactics for the devastating midterm 2018 election losses. From the Washington Post: Speaking privately to his donors, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy…blamed Republican losses in last year’s midterm elections on…his party’s right flank. …in singling out the […]
Last month, Nancy Corinne Prowda was watching television when her mother, Nancy Pelosi, came on the screen. Pelosi had disinvited President Trump from giving his State of the Union speech in the House while the government was shut down, and the president responded by effectively canceling her planned trip to a war zone. So, a […]
Washington, D.C. — Following a successful 2018 cycle that catapulted Democrats to the Majority led by now-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who raised over $140 million for House Democrats, Nancy Pelosi for Congress today announced top key staff roles: Mary Plasencia, who previously held key positions with Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, will re-join Team […]
WASHINGTON — When President Trump is battling a man, he tends to belittle his foe with nicknames like “Cryin’ Chuck” and “Low-energy Jeb.” When he is in a fight with a woman, he is known to lob insults like “horseface” and “ugly” and “dog.” But Mr. Trump has never before faced an adversary like Speaker […]
Team Pelosi was out in full force on Sunday, quite literally — those words were printed on the pins worn by several hundred supporters, campaign volunteers, Democratic Party officials and local politicians who welcomed back newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to her home district of San Francisco. Pelosi, the only woman to serve as […]