Will Nancy Pelosi retire at the end of this term – and if so, who will take her place?

Some observers believe passage of the reconciliation bill would be a fitting coda to her decades-long political career

Amid Democrats' contentious negotiations over the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation package, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was able to distract Capitol Hill reporters for a few minutes with her use of a certain C-word.

I just told members of my leadership that the reconciliation bill was a culmination of my service in Congress because it was about the children," the Democratic speaker said at a press conference late last month.