Nancy Pelosi formally requests to be House Speaker again

Nancy Pelosi.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants another turn at the top.

The House maintained its Democratic majority after Tuesday's election, albeit losing a few seats along the way. And as it became more likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden would become the president as well, Pelosi formally launched her campaign to remain Speaker of the House.

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Pelosi didn't mention her leadership ambitions in a Friday press conference. She instead focused on how "we did not win every battle" in regard to retaining House seats, "but we did win the war" in maintaining control and electing Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Kathryn Krawczyk

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.