Pelosi spokesman sidesteps retirement rumors as Dem primary threats wait in wings

But when reached for comment on the report by Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Pelosi made no mention of her stepping aside - nor about her long-term plans in general.

"Speaker Pelosi is fully focused on her mission to win the Yes on 50 special election in California on Tuesday," Pelosi spokesperson Ian Krager said. "She urges all Californians to join in that mission on the path to taking back the House for the Democrats."

"Yes on 50" refers to Democrats' campaign asking California voters to allow the state's legislature to temporarily sideline its nonpartisan redistricting commission in order to pass a new congressional map giving the left an advantage in the 2026 midterms.

One unnamed California House Democrat told NBC News, "I think she's out. She's going to go out with Prop 50 overwhelmingly passing, and what a crowning achievement for her to do that."

Pelosi has been a power player in U.S. politics for decades, having served as House speaker from 2007 to 2011 and then again from 2019 to 2023.

She first came to Congress in 1987 after winning a special election to replace the late Rep. Sala Burton, D-Calif.