Nancy Pelosi Not Seeking Re-Election, Ending Decades-Long Political Career

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says consideration of a possible company sale is moving ahead. And Charles Schwab acquires Forge Global, joining Wall Street’s push into private assets. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.8	Nancy Pelosi says she is not seeking re-election to her San Francisco House seat, bringing
0:44.6	her decades-long political career to a close.
0:47.7	The 85-year-old Democrat, the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House, is viewed as
0:52.1	one of the most significant congressional party leaders in U.S. history. Democrats under her leadership passed the Affordable Care Act
0:58.7	and impeached President Trump twice during his first term. She was a powerful figure even after
1:03.8	she gave up her gavel as House Speaker, playing a pivotal role in pushing then-President
1:08.1	Joe Biden to pull out of the 2024 race.
1:12.4	Warner Brothers Discovery Chief Executive David Zazlov says the entertainment company is moving fast
1:17.5	on considering a possible sale of some or all of its holdings, but he declined to elaborate
1:22.9	on potential buyers or a deadline for a decision. Warner's chairman has said the company believes
1:28.6	a split is the best option rather than an outright sale. Warner Today said the company swung to a
1:34.7	$148 million loss in the third quarter from a profit of $135 million the year before.
1:42.0	Revenue fell 6% to $9.05 billion and missed Wall Street expectations.
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