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During the Democratic National Convention, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., thanked President Biden, reflected on the January 6 Capitol riot and said Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would bring the country "to new heights." Aug. 22, 2024

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How ‘the librarians: the next chapter’ landed a two-season order at tnt & turned the cw into a studio, nancy pelosi seeks to soothe dnc over biden ouster, condemns trump over jan. 6 assault on the capitol & democracy.

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Kamala Harris is the candidate, but Nancy Pelosi ’s hold on the party is still strong, as the Speaker Emerita made clear Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Mother of Dragons #ThankYouNancy pic.twitter.com/xm4fa6CKmY — Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) August 22, 2024

Through her army of loyalists, the 84-year-old Pelosi is widely viewed as the pivotal force in the effort to see 81-year-old Joe Biden ’s exit the scene after his debate debacle against Donald Trump live on CNN on June 27. The numbers-crunching San Francisco politician, who grew up as Democratic Party royalty through her Baltimore mayor father, has scoffed off tales of her role in the president’s ouster from the White House race.

Despite Pelosi’s protests, not many people are buying “The Art of Power” author’s pleas of innocence. Which is probably why Pelosi opened her remarks with an extended “Thank you Joe!” to soothe over the resentment cracks in party unity.

At least for the moment, Pelosi even erased her own role in the legislative achievements of the past three years – all of which she ushered through the Congress.

“On January 20, 2021, with the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, we established one of the most successful presidencies of modern times,” Pelosi said.

As she praised one president, Pelosi unsurprisingly roundly condemned another.

“January 6 was a perilous moment for our democracy,” she said of her despised former foil Donald Trump. “Never before had a president of the United States so brazenly assaulted the bedrock of our democracy so lethally embraced political violence so willfully betrayed his oath of office,” Pelosi told her fellow Democrats of the attack on Congress that found many MAGA insurgents directly looking to attack her.

The crowd tonight was certainly pro-Pelosi, despite friction over the Biden situation. On cable news, there was at least one voice of dissent.

In a rare act of self-reflection, seasoned Pelosi basher Fox News even made a joke about coverage of the speech tonight – or rather, how they weren’t covering it. “I know you’re missing Nancy Pelosi right now,” Laura Ingraham told viewers with a near-straight face. “We’re very sad about that.”

After Bill Clinton went long in his own speech, Pelosi seemed to hurry through her own remarks, which went less than five minutes.

Tightening the schedule from the indulgence of the opening nights, the third day of the DNC saw moving words from family members of hostages held in Gaza, inspirational words and music from Stevie Wonder and a primetime introduction from Mindy Kaling . With Ava DuVernay (seen filming), Lynda Carter, Captain Phillips scribe and Deadline Strike Talk podcast host Billy Ray and comedian Alex Eldeman among the Hollywood contingency in the house, the star power was inching up as Thursday’s marquee night loomed.

As well, Wednesday also saw speeches from Republican Geoff Duncan the former Lt. Gov of Georgia, various Democratic leaders past, present and future, a scathing takedown of the GOP’s draconian Project 2025, and a killer set from House Speaker-to-be Hakeem Jefferies.

Just before Pelosi, Clinton spoke from the stage in a relatively low-key and McDonald’s-punchline-filled speech from the man who has never met a microphone he didn’t like. Later tonight, 2024 VP nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face the delegates after being in and out of Chicago and on the campaign trail with Harris.

Vice President Harris is set to address the delegates tomorrow night with her own acceptance speech.

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FULL SPEECH: Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers her remarks to the Democratic National Convention on Day 3.

When does Nancy Pelosi speak at the 2024 DNC? How to watch and stream

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is reportedly set to take the stage Wednesday night at the  2024 Democratic National Convention , which comes in the midst of a tight presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump .

Pelosi is one of several notable speakers expected to address the convention on Wednesday, CNN and MSNBC reported, the same night vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech. The convention comes a year after Pelosi completed her second term as speaker.

The Speaker Emerita was reportedly a major proponent in the push to replace Biden in the 2024 presidential race, telling the New Yorker in an interview released earlier this month that she was less than impressed with the current president's performance in June's debate against opponent Donald Trump.

Harris, the Democratic nominee , will close out the convention with her acceptance speech Thursday night.

Here's what to know about tuning into Pelosi's speech at the DNC.

When is Nancy Pelosi's speech?

Pelosi's speech is set to come on the third night of the convention, Wednesday, Aug. 21, CNN and MSNBC reported. The evening's programming also includes an acceptance speech from VP nominee Tim Walz and addresses by former President Bill Clinton, USA TODAY previously reported.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is also on the lineup for Wednesday night, CNN and MSNBC reported.

The DNC has not released the exact time for her speech, but it will likely come during the  main programming  portion of the evening, scheduled from 5:30-10 p.m. CT.

The DNC speaker schedule is subject to change and a full list of speakers will be released at a later time.

How to watch and stream the 2024 DNC

The convention will  air live on its website , from the United Center in Chicago 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. CT) Tuesday through Thursday.

USA TODAY will provide livestream coverage on YouTube  each night of the DNC, Monday through Thursday.

When and where is the Democratic National Convention?

The Democratic National Convention will take place from Aug. 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois.

The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, will be the  main venue  for the DNC.

Chicago has hosted the Democratic Convention 11 times, most recently in 1996 when the United Center saw President Bill Clinton nominated for a second time.

What are the themes for each night of the DNC?

The DNC announced nightly themes for the convention. The title of the convention is "For the People, For Our Future."

Here are the themes for each night:

• Monday:  "For the People"
• Tuesday:  "A Bold Vision for America's Future"
• Wednesday:  "A Fight for our Freedoms"
• Thursday:  "For our Future"

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Transcript of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's speech on future plans

Updated on: November 17, 2022 / 12:54 PM PST / CBS San Francisco

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives announcing her future plans.  Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi:   Thank you, Madam Speaker.  Madam Speaker, as we gather here, we stand on sacred ground: the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives, the heart of American Democracy.

I will never forget the first time I saw the Capitol.

It was on a cold January day, when I was six years old.  My father, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., was about to be sworn in for his fifth term in Congress – representing our beloved hometown of Baltimore.

I was riding in the car with my brothers, and they were thrilled and jumping up and down and saying to me, 'Nancy, Nancy, look – there's the Capitol!'

And I keep – every time I'd say, 'I don't see any capital.  Is it a capital A, a capital B or a capital C?'

And finally, I saw it: a stunning white building with a magnificent dome.

I believed then, as I believe today, this is the most beautiful building in the world – because of what it represents.

The Capitol is a temple of our Democracy, of our Constitution, of our highest ideals.

On that day, I stood with my father on this Floor as he took a sacred oath: to support and defend the Constitution of the United States – against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

All of us who have served in this House have taken the hallowed oath of office.  And it is the oath that stitches us together in a long and storied heritage: colleagues who served before us are all our colleagues.

Colleagues like Abraham Lincoln.  Daniel Webster.  Shirley Chisholm.  Patsy Mink.  Our beloved John Lewis.

Personally, it binds me as a colleague to my father, a proud New Deal Congressman and one of the earliest Italian Americans to serve in the Congress.

And this is an oath we are duty-bound to keep – and links us with the highest aspirations of the ages.

In this room, our colleagues across history have abolished slavery; granted women the right to vote; established Social Security and Medicare; offered a hand to the weak, care to the sick, education to the young and hope to the many.

Indeed, it is here, under the gaze of our patriarch George Washington in the People's House, that we have done the People's work.

My colleagues, I stand before you as Speaker of the House.  As a wife.  A mother.  A grandmother.  A devout Catholic.  A proud Democrat.  And a patriotic American: a citizen of the greatest Republic in the history of the world.  

Which President Lincoln called the last, best hope on earth.

Indeed, in the words attributed to another one of our colleagues, the legendary Daniel Webster, he said: 'Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution of your country and the government established under it.  Miracles do not cluster.  That which has happened but once in 6,000 years cannot be expected to happen often.'

Indeed, American Democracy is majestic – but it is fragile.

Many of us here have witnessed its fragility firsthand – tragically, in this Chamber.

And so, Democracy must be forever defended from forces that wish it harm.

Last week, the American people spoke.  And their voices were raised in defense of liberty, of the rule of law and of Democracy itself.

With these elections, the people stood in the breach and repelled the assault on Democracy.  They resoundingly rejected violence and insurrection.  And in doing so, 'gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.'

And now, we owe to the American people our very best to deliver on their faith.  To forever reach for the more perfect union: the glorious horizon that our Founders promised.

The questions before this Congress and in this moment are urgent.

Questions about ideals that this House is charged by the Constitution to preserve and protect: 'establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare and secure the Blessings of Liberty, to ourselves and our Posterity.'

Our Posterity.  Our children.  Babies born today will live into the next century.  And our decisions will determine their future – for generations to come.

While we will have our disagreements on policy, we must remain fully committed to our shared, fundamental mission: to hold strong to our most treasured Democratic ideals, to cherish the spark of divinity in each and every one of us, and to always put our Country first.

In their infinite wisdom, our Founders gave us their guidance: E Pluribus Unum, from many, one.

They could not have imagined how large our country would become – or how different we might be from one another.  But they knew that we had to be united as one.

We The People: One Country, One Destiny.

It has been with great pride, in my 35 years in the House, I have seen this body grow more reflective of our great nation, our beautiful nation.

When I came to the Congress in 1987, there were 12 Democratic women.  Now, there are over 90.  And we want more!

The new Members of our Democratic Caucus will be about 75 percent women, people of color and LGBTQ.

And we have brought more voices to the decision-making table.  When I entered Leadership in 2002, there were eight of us.  Today, there are seventeen Members of the Leadership.

When I first came to the Floor at six years old, never would I have thought that someday I would go from homemaker to House Speaker. 

In fact, I never intended to run for public office.

Mommy and Daddy taught us through their example that public service is a noble calling – and that we all have a responsibility to help others.  In our family, my brother Tommy then became Mayor of Baltimore also.

But it has been my privilege to play a part in forging extraordinary progress for the American people.  I have enjoyed working with three Presidents, achieving:

Historic investments in clean energy with President George Bush.

Transformative health care reform with President Barack Obama.

And forging the future – from infrastructure to health care to climate action – with President Joe Biden.

Now, we must move boldly into the future: grounded by the principles that have propelled us this far and open to fresh possibilities for the future.

Scripture teaches us that: 'For everything there is a season – a time for every purpose under heaven.'

My friends, no matter what title you all, my colleagues, have bestowed upon me – Speaker, Leader, Whip – there is no greater official honor for me than to stand on this Floor and to speak for the people of San Francisco.

This I will continue to do as a Member of the House: speaking for the people of San Francisco, serving the great State of California and defending our Constitution.

And with great confidence in our Caucus, I will not seek re-election to Democratic Leadership in the next Congress.

For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic Caucus that I so deeply respect.

And I am grateful that so many are ready and willing to shoulder this awesome responsibility.

Madam Speaker: standing here today, I am endlessly grateful for all of life's blessings.

For my Democratic colleagues, whose courage and commitment – with the support of your families – have made many of these accomplishments possible.  In fact, could not have been done without you.

For my dear husband Paul, who has been my beloved partner in life and my pillar of support.  Thank you.  We are grateful for all of the prayers and well-wishes as he continues his recovery.  Thank you so much.

For our darling children, Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and Alexandra.

And our grandchildren: Alexander and Madeleine; Liam, Sean and Ryan; Paul and Thomas; Bella and Octavio.

They are the joys of our lives, for whom – and we are so very, very proud of them and a comfort to us at this time.

And for my brilliant, dedicated and patriotic staff, under the leadership of Terri McCullough.  Together, working together, the finest group of public servants the House has ever known.  Thank you all so much.

And again, for those who sent me here, for the people of San Francisco, for entrusting me with the high honor of being their voice in Congress.

In this continued work, I will strive to honor the call of the patron saint of our city, Saint Francis: 'Lord make me an instrument of thy peace.'

In this House, we begin each day with a prayer and a pledge to the flag.  And every day, I am in awe of the majestic miracle that is American Democracy.

As we participate in a hallmark of our Republic – the peaceful, orderly transition from one Congress to the next – let us consider the words of, again, President Lincoln, spoken during one of America's darkest hours.

He called upon us to come together to 'swell the chorus of the Union, when once again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.'

That, again, is the task at hand. 

A new day is dawning on the horizon.

And I look forward – always forward – to the unfolding story of our nation.

A story of light and love.  Of patriotism and progress.  Of many becoming one.

And, always, an unfinished mission to make the dreams of today the reality of tomorrow.

Thank you all – may God bless you and your families, and may God bless – continue to bless – our veterans and the United States of America.  Thank you all so much.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi praised voting rights legislation that the House voted on Thursday.

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Democrats are trying to force a public showdown over their sweeping elections legislation, aiming to launch debate on a key party priority even though there’s no assurance the bill will come to a vote.

The effort in the House is seen as part of a workaround to avoid a Republican filibuster that for months has blocked formal debate over the legislation on the Senate floor.

Yet President Joe Biden’s hopes of passing voting legislation over GOP opposition were dashed Thursday as moderate Democrat Krysten Sinema said she wouldn’t support his plan to change Senate rules and muscle the measure through the chamber.

Pelosi also reacted to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to cooperate with a request by the House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

The panel asked McCarthy to submit to an interview and turn over records pertaining to the deadly riot. Pelosi said McCarthy “has an obligation as we seek the truth to help with that, but up to the committee as to what they do next.”

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“Isn’t it great to be in Chicago?” the former House speaker exclaimed in her appearance with Stephen Colbert, an apparent attempt to defuse the tension.

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Broadcasting live from Night 2 of Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night welcomed to “The Late Show” the former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who, as has been widely reported, was a key player in efforts to nudge to nudge her longtime colleague and friend President Biden out of the 2024 presidential race.

As Pelosi began to answer — or, rather, deflect — a question about her private conversations with Biden, a protester in the audience began to shout about the ongoing war in Gaza. (See the clip below around the 3:40 mark.)

Colbert, after acknowledging the protester, returned to the subject after a commercial break (see around 1:35 in the clip below), while also mentioning the wider pro-Palestinian protests surrounding the convention and within the Democratic Party. He asked:

There is dissension over what is the proper use of American power — especially our projected power overseas, both firm and soft power — if the goal is the peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians: What role does the United States play?

After beginning by talking about Biden’s role, which Pelosi said he “played very well,” she went on to say that Israel had a right to defend itself and that “we want the hostages free.” She also said, “we don’t want children killed in Gaza, and so we have to come up with a solution.”

Pelosi argued that “war has no role in a civilized society” (just after the 3:40 mark), at which point the protesters interrupted again; paraphrasing their words, Colbert explained, “They’ve said that the United States should not have any role in supplying arms to kill the people of Gaza.” Watch the full exchange below.

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AP FACT CHECK: Ripping up copy of Trump’s speech not illegal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump’s s State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Vice President Mike Pence is at left. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no disputing that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caused quite a stir when she tore up her copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech at the end of his address. Pelosi said she decided to shred what she saw as a “compilation of falsehoods” to make a statement ”that clearly indicates to the American people that this is not the truth.” Trump and his Republican allies, for their part, saw Pelosi’s action as an act of disrespect — and an illegal one at that. Legal experts disagreed, saying the speech was Pelosi’s to do with what she wanted.

TRUMP: “I thought it was a terrible thing when she ripped up the speech. First of all, it’s an official document. You’re not allowed. It’s illegal what she did. She broke the law.”

Legal experts say no laws were broken. They said it was not an original government document, but Pelosi’s copy of the speech.

Steven Aftergood, a records expert at the private Federation of American Scientists, said: “Legally, this is a non-issue. Pelosi was expressing contempt for the president’s speech, and her views are constitutionally protected.” He said her torn-up pieces of the speech might themselves be considered a new record of historical value.

Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law professor at Harvard University, said Pelosi did not violate 18 U.S. Code Section 2071, the federal law defining the deliberate destruction of an official record that has been filed with a court or other government agency — a felony punishable by a prison term and by forfeiture of office.

Heidi Kitrosser, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, said: “This is not an archival document. ... This is one of many, many, many copies of President Trump’s speech and Nancy Pelosi is free to do with it whatever she will.” Kitrosser added that any disagreement with Trump’s speech is protected by the First Amendment “and in Pelosi’s case, under the speech and debate clause of the Constitution.”

AP writers Arijeta Lajka in New York and Amanda Seitz in Chicago contributed to this report.

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