Morning Jolt: Nancy Pelosi: Term Limits for Thee, but Not for Me

Making the click-through worthwhile: Nancy Pelosi announces her support for term limits for other people, Theresa May announces she's on her way out, and Hallmark reaches another milestone in made-for-television saccharine.

House Democrats Get Busy Breaking Their Campaign Promises

In November 2002, after Democrats had failed to make gains in midterm elections, Dick Gephardt stepped down as House minority leader — and prepared for an ill-fated, short-lived presidential campaign. He passed the baton to Nancy Pelosi.

After a bit more than 16 years of leading her party in the House — as minority leader and then as speaker again and then minority leader again and now, soon to be speaker again — she says it's time for term limits!

Rep. Nancy Pelosi all but ensured Wednesday that she will become House speaker next month, quelling a revolt by disgruntled younger Democrats by agreeing to limit her tenure to no more than four additional years in the chamber's top post.

On Wednesday, she gave in to her opponents' demands that she limit her service. Under the deal, House Democrats will vote by Feb. 15 to ...

December 13 2018

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Nancy Pelosi: Term Limits for Thee, but Not for Me Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Nancy Pelosi announces her support for term limits for other people, Theresa May announces she's on her way out, and Hallmark reaches another milestone in made-for-television saccharine. House Democrats Get Busy Breaking Their Campaign Promises In November 2002, after Democrats had failed to make gains in midterm elections, Dick Gephardt stepped down as House minority leader — and prepared for an ill-fated, short-lived presidential campaign. He passed the baton to Nancy Pelosi. After a bit more than 16 years of leading her party in the House — as minority leader and then as speaker again and then minority leader again and now, soon to be speaker again — she says it's time for term limits! Rep. Nancy Pelosi all but ensured Wednesday that she will become House speaker next month, quelling a revolt by disgruntled younger Democrats by agreeing to limit her tenure to no more than four additional years in the chamber's top post. On Wednesday, she gave in to her opponents' demands that she limit her service. Under the deal, House Democrats will vote by Feb. 15 to ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Theresa May Survived, but Brexiteers Gained Ground John O'Sullivan May's victory was Pyrrhic, and Brexit's champions moved their party back towards the policies it allegedly champions. Theresa May Survives to Die Another Day Michael Brendan Dougherty May survived a no-confidence vote, but Britain is sliding into the constitutional crisis. Report: Turkey Has Imprisoned More Journalists in 2018 Than Any Other Country Jack Crowe Turkey has imprisoned more journalists for crimes against the state than any other country this year, according to a report released Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Sherrod Brown Is Bringing Popular Progressivism Back George Will Brown, 66, became just the fifth Ohio senator since the popular election of senators began in 1914 to achieve a third term. Can Israel Prevent the Next Middle East War? Seth J. Frantzman Israeli officials have warned that the next war with Hezbollah will target Lebanon's infrastructure and will be the "final northern war." Comey Continues to Display His Lack of Credibility Victor Davis Hanson James Comeys public statements have been misleading and contradictory, so it's no surprise that when put under oath, his memory suddenly started to fail him. Dear Parents: Resist the Madness of Organized Children's Sports Heather Wilhelm The epidemic of burned out, broke parents needs to end. Ted Lieu Admits He Would 'Love to Regulate' Speech But Concedes It's Harmful In the 'Long... Jack Crowe In a Tuesday tweet, Lieu expressed a similar desire to regulate speech, but also acknowledged that government censorship is harmful in the long term. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: December 13, 2018 Santa Sightings ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.