After nearly 38 and a half years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek reelection in 2026. When she leaves office in 2027, Pelosi will have served just under 40 years in all.

Nancy Pelosi, the California congresswoman who broke barriers as the only woman ever to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced that she will not seek reelection for her seat in Congress.

Nancy Pelosi deserves credit for helping millions of people. She's also partly responsible for how we got here.

For starters, without Speaker Pelosi, there would likely be no Affordable Care Act as we know it. She famously worked behind the scenes to privately push President Barack Obama toward healthcare reform, and has since voted consistently to increase Medicare and Medicaid benefits, in the face of deep (and continuing) opposition from the GOP.

She’ll rightly be lionized as the first woman speaker, but in one sense, that was the most incidental of her myriad accomplishments.

Nancy Pelosi retirement comes after nearly 40 years in office. California Democrats hadn't been holding back in making plans.

Nancy Pelosi, the US House’s first and only female speaker and a dominant Democratic figure for decades, announced Thursday she will not seek re-election, ending her nearly 40-year

With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative,” Pelosi said in a lengthy and emotional video posted on social media and addressed to San Franciscans. Now,