House Democrats held their leadership elections on Wednesday and nominated Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as their speaker to lead them in the next Congress, but she is expected to hold a smaller majority and a more ideologically split party.
In their first virtual leadership elections, Democrats selected Pelosi as their leader. They also chose House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to retain his position, Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) as majority whip, and Rep. Hakeem Jefferies (D-N.Y.) as leader of the Democrat caucus.
