Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement from Congress. Photo: AP PHOTO

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has said she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career of a progressive Democratic icon often vilified by the right.

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The 85-year-old congresswoman, first elected in 1987, made her announcement two days after voters in California on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, a state redistricting effort aimed at flipping five House seats to Democrats

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