Headline Roundup November 30, 2016
Pelosi Reelected House Minority Leader
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Pelosi Overcomes Challenge To Win Re-Election As House Democratic Leader
NPR (Online News)
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Nancy Pelosi beat back her toughest challenge yet to her leadership of Democrats in the House of Representatives, defeating Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan to secure another term as House minority leader.
The California Democrat got 134 votes to Ryan's 63 in a secret ballot vote on Wednesday. Pelosi had boasted going into the vote that she had support from two-thirds of the caucus, and she received just over that amount.
House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as leader despite party’s staggering losses
Washington Times
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Nancy Pelosi defended her spot as the top Democrat in the House, overcoming a challenge from disgruntled rank-and-file lawmakers that demanded a leadership shakeup after the party failed to put a serious dent in the Republican majority in the 2016 election.
