WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.

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Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement.

Pelosi thanked the staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the hospital in Luxembourg, where she was also treated, for “their excellent care and kindness.”

She was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Pelosi tripped and fell while at an event and fractured her hip, according to people familiar with her injury who were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Among those on the trip was Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who posted on social media Friday that he was “praying for a speedy recovery,” for Pelosi. The two lawmakers were captured holding hands in a group photo that day at the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg.

Pelosi was first elected in 1987. She served as speaker twice, stepped down from her leadership post two years ago but remained in Congress and was reelected to represent her San Francisco district in November.

Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.

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Germany’s conservatives will campaign in February’s snap election on a platform of tax cuts and tougher controls on illegal immigration, according to a draft manifesto seen by the Financial Times.

The 79-page document promises “new policies . . . that will ensure Germany moves forward. And our promise is: we will make sure that happens”.

The manifesto, due to be formally unveiled to the public on Tuesday, marks a surprising degree of continuity with the policies of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, especially on issues such as providing military support to Ukraine.

But on immigration, the conservatives promise a much tougher approach than that of the outgoing government. “We must decide ourselves once again who comes to us and who can stay,” the manifesto said.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) — often collectively referred to as the “Union” — are in pole position to win the election, having established a commanding poll lead over the other parties.

Early elections became inevitable last month when Scholz pulled the plug on his ruling coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and liberals.

Scholz, who runs an SPD-Green minority government, will face a confidence vote in the Bundestag on Monday which he is likely to lose; the president will then dissolve the legislature and schedule early elections.

Promising an “agenda for hard-workers”, the CDU/CSU’s draft election programme proposes cuts to income tax for people on low and middle-incomes, a reduction in social security contributions and a gradual decline in corporate taxation to 25 per cent, from about 30 per cent now.

The parties also want to completely abolish the “Soli”, a surcharge on income tax that was first introduced in the 1990s to pay for German reunification, as well as restoring fuel subsidies for farmers, reducing value added tax in the hospitality sector to 7 per cent — from 19 per cent currently — and raising allowances for inheritance tax.

It is unclear how the Union plans to fund its tax giveaways. It remains committed to the “debt brake”, Germany’s constitutional cap on new borrowing, which critics say imposes a spending straitjacket on government at a time when the country requires huge investments in defence, infrastructure and the green transition.

“The debts of today are the taxes of tomorrow,” the manifesto says.

Despite their often fiery attacks on Germany’s benefits culture, they do not propose any major changes to the welfare state. They reject cuts to the state pension and any increase in the retirement age — though they advocate an “active pension” that would allow anyone working beyond retirement age to earn up to 2,000 euros a month tax-free.

They do want to abolish the Bürgergeld, or ‘citizen’s money’, the system of welfare payments to the poor which rightwingers say resembles universal basic income. They want to replace it with a “new basic insurance” which would be denied to those who reject offers of work.

Unlike the Greens and the SPD, the CDU/CSU says nuclear energy should be an “option” for Germany, and supports research into small modular reactors and nuclear fusion. They also propose a reversal of the ban on petrol and diesel cars.

In terms of foreign policy, they say they are committed to the defence of Ukraine which must be supported with “diplomatic, financial and humanitarian means, as well as weapons supplies”, and to “reviving our relations with France and Poland”.

The parties say that Germany should spend a minimum of 2 per cent of its GDP on the military, introduce an obligatory year of service for young people — although they stop short of demanding a return to military conscription — and create a national security council based in the chancellery.

The Union also says that if it comes to power it will give law enforcement agencies the ability to turn migrants back at the border as a means of “stopping illegal immigration”, and will increase deportations of foreigners from German soil.

It also want to see the introduction of a “third state model” in the EU whereby refugees would have their asylum applications processed outside the bloc and receive protection there.

The conservatives would also abolish a law enacted by the Scholz government that makes foreigners eligible for naturalisation after living in the country for five years, and also allows dual citizenship.

“The German passport stands at the end of the process of integration, not at the start,” the manifesto says.

LOS ANGELES — Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.

Abdul filed a notice of settlement of the case in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. It still must be approved by a judge.

“I am grateful that this chapter has successfully come to a close and is now something I can now put behind me,” Abdul said in a statement Friday. “This has been a long and hard-fought personal battle. I hope my experience can serve to inspire other women, facing similar struggles, to overcome their own challenges with dignity and respect, so that they too can turn the page and begin a new chapter of their lives.”

The court filing said the settlement was unconditional, but did not reveal the terms, and Abdul’s attorney Melissa Eubanks said she could not comment on them.

An email seeking comment from attorneys for Lythgoe was not immediately answered.

The lawsuit filed nearly a year ago had also accused Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left “American Idol” and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Lythgoe said at the time that he was “shocked and saddened” by the allegations, which he called “an appalling smear.”

After other lawsuits were filed alleging sexual misconduct, Lythgoe stepped down in January from his role as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.”

The 75-year-old English-born producer has been a prominent TV producer for decades in both the U.K. and the U.S., working on reality competition shows including “American Idol.”

The Associated Press generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Abdul has done.

Abdul, a Grammy and Emmy-winning singer and dancer, said in the lawsuit that she remained silent for years about the alleged assaults out of fear of retaliation by “one of the most well-known producers of television competition shows.”

She alleged that the first sexual assault occurred while Abdul and Lythgoe were on the road filming auditions for an early season of “American Idol,” which premiered in 2002.

Abdul says Lythgoe groped her in the elevator of their hotel after a day of filming and “began shoving his tongue down her throat.” Abdul pushed him away and ran to her hotel room when the elevator doors opened.

“In tears, Abdul quickly called one of her representatives to inform them of the assault,” the lawsuit says, “but ultimately decided not to take action for fear that Lythgoe would have her fired.”

Abdul starred as a judge for the first eight seasons, leaving in 2009.

In 2015, Abdul became a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance,” appearing alongside Lythgoe.

Around that time, Abdul alleged in the lawsuit, Lythgoe forced himself on top of her during a dinner at his home and tried to kiss her. Abdul said she again pushed Lythgoe away and immediately left.

Abdul left that reality show after two seasons. She has not worked with Lythgoe since.

In a statement at the time of the suit, Lythgoe said “While Paula’s history of erratic behavior is well known, I can’t pretend to understand exactly why she would file a lawsuit that she must know is untrue.”