Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing first female speaker of the US House of Representatives, said Thursday that she will step down as party leader when Republicans take control of the chamber in January.
"I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress," the 82-year-old Pelosi said in an emotional speech on the House floor. "The hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus."
Paul Pelosi, who is also 82, was left hospitalised with serious injuries after an intruder - possibly looking for the speaker - broke into their San Francisco home and attacked him with a hammer. In a statement earlier in the week, she said "House Democrats will continue to play a leading role in supporting President Biden's agenda - with strong leverage over a scant Republican majority."
And House Republicans immediately signaled they would wield their new power to make Biden's life more difficult - convening a press conference to announce plans to investigate the "national security" implications of the president's family business connections.
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