In Washington, an older generation begins stepping aside
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden, who turns 80 on Sunday, doesn't stick out in a US political class where young faces are so rare it has been called a gerontocracy -- though a changing of the guard may soon be afoot. The outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, is 82. On the Senate side, gray hair prevails. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will soon turn 72. Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is 80. But a light breeze of change is blowing in Washington, where Pelosi just announced she will not seek reelection as speaker to make room for "a new genera...