Nancy Pelosi was re-elected Thursday as U.S. House Speaker, the only woman who has held the office and now one of the few elected officials who will be returning to the role. The final tally was 220 votes for Pelosi to 192 for Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, with other candidates taking 18 votes. Pelosi has also faced pressure from some incoming Democrats who have been willing to talk about the possibility of impeachment proceedings against Trump. And while Justice Department guidelines suggest a sitting president can't be indicted, Pelosi called that "an open discussion" and "not conclusive." But one by one, Pelosi peeled away the skeptics, flipping No votes to the Yes column, sometimes in a matter of days.

Source: CBC News January 03, 2019 16:07 UTC