House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) has reportedly postponed a reception for members of the new Congress because of the partial government shutdown.

Pelosi, who will likely be the next Speaker, has postponed the “Speaker’s Dessert Reception," according to Politico.

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The event was scheduled for Thursday at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Politico reported that Pelosi announced the decision to postpone the event on Saturday.

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The next Congress begins this week, with Democrats taking control of the House.