A veteran of Washington power play, Pelosi is only the second woman to hold the position of speaker in US history. She had since been the head of House Democrats, as minority leader. She will meet Trump for the first time after her election on Friday to discuss ways to end the shutdown, with neither leader willing to back down. Pelosi has also said she would be willing to work with Trump on infrastructure and other issues which Democrats and Republicans agree on. “We have to wait and see what happens with the Mueller report,” Pelosi told ABC News on Wednesday, referring to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 Russian meddling in US polls.

Source: Hindustan Times January 04, 2019 15:33 UTC