Category: Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi Claims Manchin Could Ultimately Back Voting Reform Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) alleged Sunday that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) could be convinced to support the sweeping election reform bill that has received staunch opposition from Republicans and some moderate Democrats. “I think he left the door open. I think it’s ajar. I’m not giving up,” Pelosi said. Manchin announced last week that…


Pelosi Says Creating Panel to Investigate Jan. 6 an ‘Option’ With Power as Speaker

Forming a special committee to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach is an “option,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday. Senate Republicans last month blocked the upper chamber from advancing the House-passed bill that would create a commission to probe Jan. 6. Some Republicans felt the commission, which would have subpoena power, is not…


Pelosi: Omar Is a ‘Valued Member’ of the Democrat Caucus—‘We Did Not Rebuke Her’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over remarks that equated the United States and Israel to the terrorist group Hamas. Pelosi, during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said Omar is a “valued member of our caucus” and that she had “clarified” her controversial comments. “We did…


US Agency Not Doing Its Job to Halt Tech to China’s Military: Congressional Report

The U.S. Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China’s military, according to a U.S. congressional advisory report (pdf). The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report said the Commerce Department had been slow to create a list of sensitive technology…


Pelosi Calls for US and World Leaders to Boycott China’s 2022 Olympics

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticizing the Chinese regime for human rights abuses and saying global leaders who attend would lose their moral authority. U.S. lawmakers have been increasingly vocal about an Olympic boycott or venue change, and have lashed…


Pelosi: House Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Commission

House Representatives on the Homeland Security Committee came to an agreement on a bill to establish a 9/11-style commission on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach—which was pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in recent months. The bill, according to members of the committee, would include an equal number of Democrats and Republicans. “It is…


Pelosi Opts to Maintain Mask-Wearing Restrictions on House Floor Despite CDC’s Eased Guidance

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has opted to maintain the mask-wearing requirement for members of Congress and staff on the House floor despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that says fully vaccinated people need not wear masks. Pelosi’s spokesperson, Drew Hammill, told Bloomberg on Thursday that she isn’t easing the requirement because…


Pelosi, Schumer Come to Rep. Cheney’s Defense After House GOP Votes to Oust Her

Top Democrats on Wednesday came to the defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) after she was voted out of her leadership position by House Republicans. “Congresswoman Liz Cheney is a leader of great courage, patriotism, and integrity. Today, House Republicans declared that those values are unwelcome in the Republican party,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…


Archbishop Cordileone: I Had ‘Conversations’ With Pro-Abortion Pelosi About Holy Communion

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has had “conversations” with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about abstaining from receiving Holy Communion at mass as a pro-abortion Catholic, the archbishop told the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) in an interview. Cordileone discussed his new document in which he warned pro-abortion Catholics against receiving communion, as well as the…


Unsealed Warrant Confirms FBI Raided Alaska Home Searching For Pelosi’s Laptop

An unsealed search warrant shows that the FBI raided a couple’s home in Alaska because agents believed one of them was involved in the theft of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) laptop computer on Jan. 6. But the couple say the FBI has the wrong person and that the bureau and other agencies are being…