Pelosi has been speaker of the House for more than 15 years. She says she won't be consulted on a number of new leadership decisions. Pelosi is openly contemptuous of incoming Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, writes CNN's John Sutter. "It's very funny to imagine her as sort of a back venture," he adds.
Democrats vote on new leadership this week, meaning Nancy Pelosi is out. Time’s Molly Ball explains why the country might really miss her.
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