Power Shift in Capitol Hill: Pelosi Ousted from Office by Interim House Speaker McHenry

In a surprising turn of events, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was evicted from her private Capitol office by the new speaker pro-tempore. The order to vacate her Capitol hideaway by Wednesday was given by House Speaker pro-tempore Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. McHenry, a close ally to now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was ousted from his role on Tuesday, assumed the temporary speakership. His eviction order was one of the congressman’s first acts as the top House lawmaker. Pelosi was notified of the eviction, first reported by Politico, in an email. The email stated that the former speaker’s hideaway was being reassigned “for speaker office use” and asked her to “Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed“. Pelosi moved out of her hideaway on Tuesday, with help from the staff of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., according to a spokesperson for the former speaker. In a statement, Pelosi said “With all of the