House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to End 20-Year Run as Democratic Leader

glamour.com:

, Nancy Pelosi is stepping down from leadership after this term, she said in a speech on the House floor Thursday, November 17.

She will seek to remain in Congress, however.“With great confidence in our caucus, I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,” Pelosi said. “For me the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect, and I'm grateful that so many are ready and willing to shoulder this awesome responsibility.”It’s not entirely surprising that Pelosi is stepping aside; she agreed to a term limit in 2018 when she negotiated another swing as Speaker.

But in the last year, it was less clear whether the storied leader would, in fact, abdicate her position. In October, her Vanity Fair she was on a “mission” to protect the majority—not a “shift.” Pelosi, for her part, did little to tamp down on the rumblings.

In an this month, she said the violent attack on her husband Paul would play a role in her decision. After Democrats overperformed expectations in the House, Pelosi told CNN’s Dana Bash that members of her caucus for leadership again.