BREAKING TRUMP WINS!
FINAL RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
The Latest on the House Democrats' leadership elections (all times local):
2:35 p.m.
Nancy Pelosi has been nominated by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress, but she
still faces a showdown vote for House speaker when lawmakers convene in January.
Pelosi ran unopposed as the nominee for speaker in a closed-door Democratic caucus election
Wednesday despite unrest from those clamoring for new leadership.
The California Democrat faces tougher math in January, when she'll need 218 votes,
the majority of the full House, to be elected speaker.
House Democrats are taking control with at least a 233-vote majority, but some Democrats
have pledged that they won't back Pelosi for speaker.
Nancy Pelosi is picking up support from nine holdouts as House Democrats meet to nominate
her as speaker in the new Congress.
Pelosi has reached an agreement a bipartisan group whose nine Democratic members were withholding
their support as they pushed for rules changes to allow a more open legislative process.
The group has been meeting with Pelosi and the incoming chairman of the House Rules Committee,
Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, who also announced the agreement.
The rules changes are set to be adopted when Democrats take over the House majority as
the new Congress convenes.
2:10 p.m.
House Democrats have elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their caucus chairman.
Lawmakers are elevating the 48-year-old member of the Congressional Black Caucus as a new
generation of leaders pushes to the forefront.
The tight race was tight, with the vote 123-113 over Rep. Barbara Lee of California, another
influential member of the Black Caucus.
Lee made her pitch during House Democrats' closed session on the leadership.
She drew on the record number of women, including minority women, who ran for office and are
entering the new Congress.
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12:50 a.m.
Nancy Pelosi is heading into House Democratic leadership elections in an unusual position:
She's running unopposed.
That's not the plan envisioned by those trying to oust her as party leader as they
pledged to usher in a new era.
But one by one, Pelosi has picked off the would-be challengers and smoothed the skeptics.
Pelosi still lacks the vote tally she'll need in January to become the House speaker
when the new Congress convenes.
Democrats could face a floor fight as opponents try again to topple her.
House Democrats, who will hold the majority in the change come January, are meeting Wednesday
to elect a leadership team.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Pelosi is expected to win Wednesday's internal caucus election but the California Democrat
still faces opponents as she tries to shore up support before whole House votes
on
speaker
in January.
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