My colleague, The O's senior political reporter Jeff Mapes, took a spin through the global warming forum at the Oregon Convention Center today, where the star attraction was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Here's his dispatch. It's short on green, longer on ...

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation. She won't seek reelection in 2026.

For starters, without Speaker Pelosi, there would likely be no Affordable Care Act as we know it. She famously worked behind the scenes to privately push President Barack Obama toward healthcare reform, and has since voted consistently to increase Medicare and Medicaid benefits, in the face of deep (and continuing) opposition from the GOP.

Now 85, Pelosi is retiring as her party reckons with a widening generational gap, pitting Democratic veterans against political newcomers. If Pelosi had sought reelection, she likely would have been subject to a “long and nasty campaign” playing into that generational divide,