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April 16, 2019

Pelosi appears to take new jab at Ocasio-Cortez, says ‘a glass of water’ with a ‘D’ could win their districts

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday made a point to heap more praise on Democrats who flipped Republican seats in the 2018 midterms and downplayed representatives like herself and freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who carried districts where a "glass of water" with a "D" next to it could win. 

April 14, 2019

Pelosi plays down influence of AOC wing of Democrats, says it's 'like 5 people'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tried to tamp down the perceived influence of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive freshman Democrats, saying their wing in Congress was "like five people."

April 14, 2019

Pelosi moves to ensure Ilhan Omar's safety, calls for Trump to take down video

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday that she's taken steps to ensure the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar following President Trump’s tweet of a video that, according to critics, showed the Minnesota Democrat being dismissive of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

April 12, 2019

Nancy Pelosi grapples with her own 'Tea Party' as liberal wing flexes muscle

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attempted to present a united Democratic Party on Friday as lawmakers closed out a Washington-area retreat, despite suggestions that she is grappling with her own version of the "Tea Party" that roiled the Republican Party establishment during the Obama years.

April 12, 2019

Eric Trump praises Barr testimony, says spying 'did occur': 'You finally have a grown up in the room'

Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, said “it did occur,” reacting to Attorney General William Barr’s testimony this week that he believes "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign in 2016. Trump, joined by his wife Lara who is pregnant with their second child, made the statement in an interview on "Fox & Friends" Friday.

April 9, 2019

Leslie Marshall: Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez are in a power struggle, with Pelosi winning

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s latest comments seeming to belittle Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are yet another illustration of the big differences between the two high-profile Democratic lawmakers.

April 9, 2019

House Democrats postpone budget measure vote amid progressive resistance

House Democratic leaders scrapped a scheduled Wednesday vote on a budget measure backed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., amid opposition from left-wing members of the caucus.

April 9, 2019

Pelosi appears to mock Ocasio-Cortez over reliance on Twitter for support

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez without mentioning her name over her reliance on Twitter for support while neglecting the work to pass the Democratic agenda into laws.

April 7, 2019

Pelosi confident Democrats will retain control of House in 2020 elections

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in an interview published Sunday she's confident the Democrats will retain control of the House of Representatives in the 2020 elections.

April 4, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nancy Pelosi meet with ‘Queer Eye’ cast

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got a visit from the cast of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” on Thursday.