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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, and first daughter Ivanka Trump have made Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list, it was revealed this week.Forbes released its annual “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list on Thursday, introducing the list with a heap of praise for Pelosi, who ranked #3. It is the highest she has even been on the list, coming in at #38 in 2015. The Forbes article reads in part: Pelosi’s power manifests from the way she’s directing her authority: on her own terms. She withstood months of pressure from an outspoken wing of her party before initiating the impeachment process, waiting for the strongest possible evidence of the president’s Constitutional misdemeanors. “Elsewhere in her term, she has literally stood up and clapped back to Trump and even executed her own trip overseas to meet with allies and assure them of America’s continued might in … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi, Greta Thunberg, Ivanka Trump Make Forbes’ ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ List

Rick Santorum is a CNN senior political commentator and a former Republican senator from Pennsylvania. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)I believe Nancy Pelosi. In a press conference last week, a reporter asked Pelosi if she "hated" President Trump. The Democratic House speaker responded by saying: "I don't hate anybody. I was raised in a Catholic house. We don't hate anybody. Don't accuse me of hate." She went on to say that "as a Catholic, I resent your using the word hate in a sentence that addresses me. I pray for the President all the time." Rick Santorum I completely understand why the speaker reacted with such emotion when she felt she was being accused of hating the President. She is often accused of violating the tenets of the Catholic faith on issues like abortion and marriage. I suspect being accused of violating another core tenet of a faith, particularly one with which she and the Church agree, hit a nerve. … [Read more...] about Rick Santorum: Nancy Pelosi gave in to the Trump haters

close Video Eric Trump: Pelosi has no control over impeachment fight Trump Organization executive vice president Eric Trump reacts to House fight for impeachment on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Trump Organization executive vice president Eric Trump said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is likely to lose her gavel in 2020 if her caucus goes through with impeachment. "They have nothing," he said of Democrats, in an interview Wednesday on "The Ingraham Angle." "The most unfortunate person in this whole thing is actually Nancy Pelosi. She is kind of in a hysterical spot," he added. Pelosi, Trump said, knows that his father's reelection fundraising effort is taking off and GOP versus Democratic polling numbers for congressional seats are trending in the president's favor amid the impeachment inquiry. He pointed to Pelosi's three decades in Congress -- as she first won her San Francisco seat in a 1987 special election to succeed Rep. Sala Burton, D-Calif. -- … [Read more...] about Eric Trump: Nancy Pelosi has lost control of her caucus, impeachment will cost her the speakership

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attends a health care event at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attends a health care event at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attends a health care event at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attends a health care event at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Pelosi drug bill up for House vote reflects a Trump idea 1  /  4 … [Read more...] about Pelosi drug bill up for House vote reflects a Trump idea

Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump trade deal likely to sow division in Democratic presidential field Trump supporters at Pa. rally 'upset' after Democrats introduce impeachment articles California GOP candidate arrested on stalking charges MORE’s (D-Calif.) decision to strike a trade deal with President TrumpDonald John TrumpRepublicans consider skipping witnesses in Trump impeachment trial Bombshell Afghanistan report bolsters calls for end to 'forever wars' Lawmakers dismiss Chinese retaliatory threat to US tech MORE has given a new and sharp edge to a key tactical debate in Democratic circles.The central question is whether vigorous, blanket opposition to Trump is the best approach for the party or whether it is also necessary to show an ability to work across the aisle on some issues.ADVERTISEMENTThe first approach finds its purest expression in the effort to impeach Trump, which is nearing a conclusion. The second encompasses more accommodating moves on topics such as … [Read more...] about The Memo: Pelosi-Trump trade deal provokes debate on left