Pelosi applauded (Image via video still with B&W enhancement) Nancy Pelosi narrowly won enough votes to retain her position as Speaker of the House Sunday in an hours-long session that resulted in a win by 216-209.
This is only the sixth time a SOTH has won with fewer than 218 votes. To get there, she had to win over some of the 15 Democrats who voted against her in 2019.
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin), who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19, was cleared to travel only at midnight, arriving just in time for the all-important vote.
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Florida) was the only Democratic House member to miss the vote — due to a battle with pancreatic cancer.