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USA TODAY Washington Bureau chief. Author of "The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty" . Preorder:

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  1. 16 hours ago

    Congrats to Wes Kosova of Bloomberg, elected today to the Gridiron Club, the oldest association of journalists in DC; here welcomed by Gridiron President and Secretary Tommy Burr. (Wes is member #516.)

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  2. 20 hours ago

    At , members of the Class of 1962. In the middle: ⁦

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  3. 20 hours ago

    3/ Pelosi also notes that Tlaib’s comments are “not the position of the Democratic caucus” on impeachment. About the impact of her words: “I think it probably consolidates his (Trump’s) base, but I don’t think it needs much consolidation.”

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  4. 20 hours ago

    2/ Pelosi asks , “Let me ask you this, if she (Rep. Rashida Tlaib) was a man,” would there be such a flap over her words? She adds, “What she said is less offensive than what President Trump said about John McCain.”

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  5. 20 hours ago

    Pelosi addresses at greater length the comments by Rep. Rashida Tlaib on impeachment. She says it’s “generational,” that “I don’t like the language.” But she also says, “I’m not in the censorship business.” 1/

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  6. 20 hours ago

    Nancy Pelosi on what she hopes the legacy of her second tour as Speaker will be: “That we head on addressed the issue of disparity of income in America...(and) we must address the climate issue.”

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  7. 20 hours ago

    Nancy Pelosi on whether Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s controversial call for Trump’s impeachment “hurts the case:” “The enthusiasm that our members have helps the case, any case....We try to build our consensus on how we go forward. It doesn’t hurt the cause when people speak the truth.”

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  8. 20 hours ago

    Asked about impeaching Trump, Pelosi notes Nixon wasn’t impeached; GOP senators stepped up. “What’s shameful right now is not just the president’s behavior,” she said. “What’s shocking is that the Republicans in the Congress of the United States will not hold him accountable.”

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  9. 21 hours ago

    At , asks Speaker Pelosi: What’s the threshold that would make it time to impeach President Trump?” It’s about the facts and the law, and where that takes you.”

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  10. 21 hours ago

    Nancy Pelosi doesn’t directly respond when asked about Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s provocative call for Trump’s impeachment. Notes some Dems have supported impeachment for 2 years. “The outrage that people feel about impeachment is legitimate,” but reiterates her view it’s premature.

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  11. 21 hours ago

    Nancy Pelosi on what she likes to do at the end of the day: “Soak in the tub, eat chocolate candy, and do a crossword puzzle.”

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  12. 21 hours ago

    Nancy Pelosi on the lessons learned from her father, three-term Baltimore Mayor Tommy d’Alesandra: “Public service is a noble calling.”

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  13. 21 hours ago

    Pelosi cites issues that could attract bipartisan support in the new House: Gun laws. DACA protection. Ending LGBTQ discrimination. (Different question: Does that bipartisanship extend to the Senate and the White House?)

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  14. 21 hours ago

    Nancy Pelosi says “Medicare for all is a good idea” but emphasizes the need to protect the Affordable Care Act and its benefits.

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  15. 21 hours ago

    A dozen members of the Class of 1962 applaud classmate Nancy Pelosi at on campus. Also in the audience: Trinity alums Kathleen Sebelius and Barbara Kennelly.

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  16. 21 hours ago

    Pelosi says a comprehensive immigration bill would have to protect the Dreamers and those with Temporary Protective Status, plus securing the borders. But she reiterates that building a wall would be “an immorality.”

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  17. 21 hours ago

    Pelosi criticizes Mitch McConnell for refusing to have the Senate consider the budget bills passed last night by the House. “Don’t say, Congress is irrelevant. That’s what he says.”

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  18. 21 hours ago

    At , Speaker Pelosi is asked how the shutdown ends. She doesn’t sound encouraging. “The wall and the shutdown have nothing to do with one another,” she said. Linking them is “a totally irresponsible thing to say.”

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  19. Jan 4
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