House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she was stepping down from Democratic leadership. Donald Trump announced he's running for president. Plus more. It's this week in politics:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement on the House floor came a day after Republicans claimed a majority in the House in the next congressional term.In the wake of the Nov. 8 midterm elections, both parties saw major leadership changes this week as the majority in the House became clear.
Former President Donald Trump also announced his 2024 presidential candidacy, and a bill that could codify same-sex marriage passed a crucial step in the Senate Wednesday. Outside the U.S., global leaders came together for the annual G20 summit, an economic forum that was dominated by discussion of the war in Ukraine this year. President Joe Biden left the summit in Indonesia Wednesday after meeting with the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss the latest on a missile that killed two people in Poland.
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