Closely guarded talks are taking place seeking a coalition in the 117th Congress to oust Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as speaker of the House. Meetings are being held among House Republicans and 10 Democrats who voted against Pelosi becoming speaker in 2019. “A serious effort is underway to prevent Pelosi from becoming Speaker, backed by the GOP and Democrats, who are disturbed by their party’s embrace of extreme rhetoric and policies like ‘defund the police,’” The Epoch Times was told Wednesday by a veteran senior congressional aide who advises multiple members of Congress. “The odds of success are less than 50/50 but it’s one of the more intriguing leadership challenges to emerge in recent decades,” said the aide, who spoke only on condition of anonymity. The aide declined to provide details of who from either party is participating in the negotiations because doing so would likely make it impossible for the talks to …