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Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing first female speaker of the US House of Representatives, says that she will step down from the party leadership when Republicans take control of the chamber in January. "For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect," says the 82-year-old Pelosi, who first became speaker in 2007 and later presided over both impeachments of Donald Trump. SOUNDBITE
US senators have reached an agreement to stave off a catastrophic credit default, after Democrats accepted a Republican offer to raise the debt limit for two months. "We have reached agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early December, and it's our hope that we can get this done as soon as today," says Chuck Schumer, the Senate's top Democrat. SOUNDBITE
Freshman GOP Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Pres. Donald Trump last week. On Sunday, he talked about the fallout of that decision. Meijer said he might have ended his political future by voting to impeach President Trump. During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," he asked Meijer if voting for Trump potentially damaged his career beyond repair. "I may very well have," Meijer said. Meijer said voting to impeach Trump was necessary for the good of the country.
On Sunday, Freshman GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is slamming President Donald Trump. Mace said Trump's actions related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots "put all of our lives at risk." "We feared for our lives, many of us that day, and our staff," she said. "My children were supposed to be up there." Mace said that Congress needs to find a way to hold the President accountable.
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