House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid, but does not have any symptoms, her office said Thursday.
Pelosi’s positive test is the latest in a series of Covid diagnoses for a number of officials in Washington and comes after the California Democrat stood next to President Joe Biden at a signing event Wednesday at the White House.
The 82-year-old Pelosi is second in line in the order of presidential succession, after Vice President Kamala Harris, in the event that Biden dies or is incapacitated.
On Wednesday, both Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tested positive for the coronavirus.
Those Biden Cabinet members both had attended the Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner in Washington on Saturday. Pelosi did not attend the Gridiron dinner.
Two Democratic House members, Reps. Joaquin Castro of Texas and Adam Schiff of California, were also at the dinner, and on Tuesday said they had tested positive for Covid.
Politico reported Wednesday that several journalists who attended the dinner also had tested positive.
CIA Director William Burns tested positive for the virus last week.
– Additional reporting by Kevin Breuninger
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