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Pelosi again dodges whether she’ll run for speaker if Democrats retain chamber

Rep. Nancy Pelosi refused to answer Sunday whether she will seek another term as speaker of the House if Democrats retain control of the chamber, despite a previous pledge not to serve in the role past the current Congress that ends in January.

As part of a deal struck with Democrats who opposed her as speaker in 2019, the California Democrat agreed at the time to only serve a maximum of two terms in the speakership post. However, she has repeatedly dodged questions since about whether she will stay true to that vow.

“I’m not talking about that.