House Democratic leader and House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) votes for herself after being nominated to the speakership as the U.S. House of Representatives with Democrats in the majority meets for the start of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
January 3, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Nancy Pelosi was elected on Thursday to be the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as her party took majority control of the chamber following its election victory last Nov. 6.
This marks Pelosi’s second stint as speaker. She was the first woman ever to hold the job, serving from 2007 until 2011, when Republicans began an eight-year run in the House majority.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by David Alexander)
