House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the first and only woman to be chosen as speaker of the House, will again be sworn into the House on Tuesday for another term, but this one as a rank-and-file member with no special privileges. It will be the first time she is sworn in without a leadership position in more than 20 years.
In recent weeks, Pelosi has grown reflective, a change from the more steely outward posture she has shown in the previous couple decades on the Hill. But she has also grown irritated with questions about whether she intends to serve a full two-year term, as ambitious Democrats back home in San Francisco have spent the past several years eyeing her departure and prepping bids for the seat.