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Al Jazeera Staff

As the Nancy Pelosi era ends, what’s next for the US House?

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not seek leadership position in the next Congress [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

Washington, DC – While Americans may have been divided over Nancy Pelosi’s legacy, few would disagree that the outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives’s decision to step down spells a new era in US politics.

For nearly 30 years, Pelosi was the top Democratic House lawmaker, guiding historic legislation to the finish line as speaker, and frustrating – and sometimes cooperating with Republicans as minority leader.

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