Insurgent Democrats are struggling to keep their campaign to oust Nancy Pelosi afloat.

Those opposing Pelosi’s bid to become House speaker put themselves back in the spotlight Monday, adding a new lawmaker to their ranks. But Pelosi continues to outmaneuver her critics, peeling off two defectors and weakening the already volatile campaign to deny her the speaker’s gavel in January.

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