The first woman to have ever served as House Speaker in the US Congress is to continue her role for another term.<br />Business Insider reports Congress voted to re-elect Nancy Pelosi on Sunday to another term as speaker of the House of Representatives.<br />Meeting for its first session of the year, the 117th Congress re-elected Pelosi to the position, securing the majority of the total votes cast.<br />Business Insider reports Pelosi has been in the role since January 2019, when Democrats elected her after regaining majority control of the House.<br />Republican representatives generally voted for Kevin McCarthy, currently the House minority leader.
