Pelosi quelled a revolt by disgruntled younger Democrats by agreeing to limit her tenure to no more than four additional years
Nancy Pelosi has all but assured her ascent to speaker of the House after striking a deal with a rebellious group of Democratic lawmakers demanding fresh faces in leadership.
The agreement, which she announced on Wednesday, was the latest and perhaps most consequential hurdle that the Democratic leader from California has cleared in her bid to reclaim the speakership, a post that is second in line to the presidency. Pelosi, the first woman in American history to be speaker, held the gavel from 2007 to 2011.
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