Nearly 40 years later, Pelosi will leave office as the most powerful woman in congressional history, one of the most powerful in American history, and surely the most skilled and accomplished congressional leader of her era. On Thursday, the 85-year-old former House Speaker announced that she would not seek re-election after 20 terms.

Asked to react to Democratic powerhouse Nancy Pelosi announcing her retirement, President Trump called her an "evil person" and said he's "glad."

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives

After nearly 40 years representing San Francisco in the U.S. Congress, Nancy Pelosi is retiring. On Thursday, the 85-year-old Speaker Emerita released a heartfelt video aimed at her constituents announcing the decision.

For more than six decades, Nancy Pelosi has shared her life and career with her steadfast partner and husband, Paul Pelosi.

Pelosi was a hell of a lot better counting votes as speaker of the House than anybody I ever saw,” Joe Scarborough said Thursday.

While seeking answers for the multiple high-profile losses the GOP endured on Tuesday night in elections around the country, one Fox News host looked inward and found someone to blame: Rep. Nancy Mace.

The Republican representative says she will seek damages for defamation and wants a public correction or retraction on the police incident reports