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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi to throw in the towel and not seek re-election After 4 decades of running Congress like her own chessboard, Nancy Pelosi may finally be putting the gavel down - and Democrats are holding their breath like it’s the last scene of a dynasty.Reports say that Pelosi, 85, will likely retire after Tuesday’s election, where her pet project - Proposition 50, a redistricting measure to boost Democratic seats - is on the line. If it passes, it’s the perfect curtain call: redraw America one last time, then exit stage left.Pelosi leaves behind a machine few could match - $2 million raised this cycle, $1.5 million banked, and the respect (and fear) of every Democrat who ever crossed her. She made presidents sweat, brokered deals with her enemies, and ate chaos for breakfast - nails were just the side dish.Now, two ambitious heirs wait in the wings: Scott Wiener, the state senator with establishment muscle, and Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive tech firebrand once behind AOC’s rise. Her San Francisco district could become the next Democratic civil war - old guard vs. insurgent.Pelosi probably won’t fade - she’ll ascend. Expect her to run the show from the shadows, mentoring Hakeem Jeffries as the first Black Speaker and reminding everyone who built the empire he’ll inherit.Source: NBC News