Congress returned from the Thanksgiving break this week to begin a short “lame duck” legislative session to complete the remaining work for the year and to close out the 115th Congress.

In a caucus vote, House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — minority leader of the House since 2011 and speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 — to serve as speaker of the House for the 116th Congress. Over the coming weeks, she will work to secure the support needed to prevail when the full House votes to elect its speaker in January.