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LIVE UPDATES: Pelosi Visits Kyiv, Meets With Zelenskyy

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 1. Click here for updates from April 30. Pelosi Visits Kyiv, Meets With Zelenskyy U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has met with Ukraine’s president during a visit to the country’s capital, Kyiv. Pelosi is the highest-ranking American leader to visit Ukraine since the start…


LIVE UPDATES: Russia Strikes US Weapons at Airfield Near Odesa, Defence Ministry Says

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 1. Click here for updates from April 30. Russia Strikes US Weapons at Airfield Near Odesa, Defence Ministry Says Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday it had struck at weapons supplied to Ukraine by the United States and European countries and destroyed a runway at a military airfield…


LIVE UPDATES: Fire Reported at Russian Military Site Near Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 1. Click here for updates from April 30. Fire Reported at Russian Military Site Near Ukraine One person was injured in a fire on a Russian defense ministry facility in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Belgorod region governor said on Sunday. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a local…


Did Beijing Stop Pelosi From Visiting Taiwan?

Commentary Multiple news sources reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Gregory W. Meeks, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, were supposed to arrive in Taiwan (Republic of China) on April 10. Their anticipated visit was great news for the democratic island nation, the size of Maryland, with 24 million free people. Many…


Pelosi Asks for All-Member Briefing on Ukraine

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has requested an all-member briefing on the evolving Ukraine situation as fears of a potential Russian invasion ramp up. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops on its western border with Ukraine, including infantry, tanks, and other armored vehicles, as well as sea forces. In response…


Pelosi Weighs In on Crime Debate: ‘I Don’t Know’ Why Crime Is Increasing

During her weekly press conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) weighed in on the debate over why crime is increasing across the United States, claiming not to know why it is happening. Since the summer of 2020, the United States has seen a staggering increase in the number of violent crimes being committed. For…


Pelosi Defends Stock Investment by Members of Congress: ‘We’re a Free Market Economy’

At a weekly press conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended stock market investment by members of Congress after an investigation by Insider alleged that 49 members of Congress have violated laws against insider trading. U.S. law forbids people with insider information, including members of Congress, from buying stocks on the basis of that…


Pelosi Says She Supports Increasing SALT Cap

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended efforts by some in her party to include the State and Local Tax deduction (SALT) during her weekly press conference, breaking her silence on the controversy. SALT allows taxpayers to deduct their state and local income taxes from their federal tax bill. The program is especially popular…


Democrats Trying to Put Paid Leave in Budget Bill: Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that paid leave will be included in the Democrats’ reconciliation bill after having been excluded earlier in a compromise draft of the legislation. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, Pelosi discussed the progress made in advancing the bill over the past week. She said of the…


Pelosi Announces Prescription Drug Pricing Deal

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced that Democrats had reached an agreement on prescription drug pricing provisions in their recently reduced $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill. The deal was announced by a statement posted to the speaker’s website. “For a generation, House Democrats have been fighting to deliver real drug price negotiations…