Nancy Pelosi clears first hurdle to regaining House speakership - Los Angeles Times

Nancy Pelosi clears first hurdle to regaining House speakership - Los Angeles Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday easily won the support of a majority of next year’s House Democrats to become the party’s nominee for speaker, rebuffing attempts from a faction of rebel lawmakers who were pushing for new leadership.

Pelosi’s real test of whether she can regain the gavel will come Jan. 3, when she will need the vast majority of Democrats to support her on the House floor for the final vote to elect a speaker.