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Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon briefing with the latest news from Puck.

Today, we start with Tara Palmeri’s exclusive reporting surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s historic decision to step down from House leadership, detailing her next moves and the coming reverberations across the political world.

Then, below the fold, Dylan Byers measures the rift between WaPo publisher Fred Ryan and executive editor Sally Buzbee. Tina Nguyen takes stock of Trump’s ’24 opposition. Bill Cohan flips open a chapter of his acclaimed new book, Power Failure. And Tara joins Peter Hamby on The Powers That Be to discuss Trump’s milquetoast announcement and various legal headaches.

TARA PALMERI

The longtime Democratic leader, a fixture of the House for decades, will step back into a chairman-like role in the minority rather than retire immediately, giving her time to manage her succession.

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DYLAN BYERS

The latest news on Chris Licht’s attempts at CNN transformation, and the biggest story inside The Washington Post.

TINA NGUYEN

Ok, so Trump is running for president—duh—which means that now everyone else can feel free to toss their hat in the ring after his wan demi-coronation. But how can the other guys avoid a case of the Christies?

WILLIAM D. COHAN

By the mid-90s, Jack Welch was forced to ponder succession. Before him were a coterie of bright-eyed prospects, but in the background was a scandal that befell perhaps his most qualified candidate. This is an excerpt from Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.