Nancy Pelosi returned to Congress with a walker on Monday after a hip replacement surgery. The congresswoman, 84, fell down a marble staircase during a trip to Luxembourg in December and underwent emergency hip replacement surgery.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) got a standing ovation from Democrats when she voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.). Jeffries was the leader of the House Democrats after Pelosi stepped aside in 2022.

Nancy Pelosi made her post-surgery return to Congress without her signature stilettos—which she switched out for a sensible pair of flats. The 84-year-old San Francisco Democrat, whose second tenure as Speaker ended two years ago,