(CNN) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced a deal Wednesday that could likely deliver her the votes to become speaker again -- but only for another two terms, laying out a timeline she had been reluctant to articulate until now. The longtime Democratic leader negotiated an agreement with a small group of Democrats who've been lobbying to block Pelosi from the speakership in their push for a new generation of leadership. The deal -- which won over seven of her critics -- would essentially guarantee Pelosi two more years as speaker but she could serve no longer than four years in the job. As part of the agreement, Pelosi is backing a proposal to enact term limits for the party's top three leaders. The agreement that would affect Pelosi, as well as her top two deputies, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina -- a trio that's led House Democrats for more than a decade.

Source: CNN December 12, 2018 23:46 UTC