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Tom Davidson

Nancy Pelosi stepping down as Democrats House leader after Republicans seize control

Nancy Pelosi has said she will no longer lead the Democrats in Congress after the Republicans seized control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.

Pelosi announced in a spirited speech on the House floor that she will step aside after leading Democrats for nearly 20 years and in the aftermath of the brutal attack on her husband, Paul, last month in their San Francisco home.

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