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After Slew of Complaints, Congressman Calls It Quits
The drumbeat of negative headlines has apparently become too much for Blake Farenthold: The Texas GOP congressman is withdrawing from his run for re-election and will not participate in the Republican...
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Republican Leader Attacks Lies From 'Deepest Pit of Hell'
The Republican speaker of Kentucky's House of Representatives resigned from his leadership position Monday, more than two months after acknowledging he secretly settled a sexual harassment claim and...
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State Lawmaker Earns Dubious Honor With a #MeToo Burn
The Arizona House voted Thursday to expel a Republican lawmaker after a report ordered by legislative leaders of his own party showed he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment toward women. Rep. Don...
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GOP Rep Resigns After Ex Says He Used Nude Pics to Catfish
Illinois state Rep. Nick Sauer is out of a job after his ex-girlfriend accused him of posting her nude photos on a fake Instagram account, then impersonating her in "graphic" conversations when men...
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Indicted GOP Rep Changes His Plans
In an about-face, US Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican was charged with insider trading. Collins released a statement Saturday morning saying he will suspend...
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GOP Congressman Makes 'Inappropriate' Joke About RBG, Lincoln
"Scattered nervous laughter" was the first response to a joke a GOP congressman made during an election debate in South Carolina on Thursday, notes Roll Call . But disgust and "condemnation" took over...
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After Slew of Complaints, Congressman Calls It Quits
The drumbeat of negative headlines has apparently become too much for Blake Farenthold: The Texas GOP congressman is withdrawing from his run for re-election and will not participate in the Republican...
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Republican Leader Attacks Lies From 'Deepest Pit of Hell'
The Republican speaker of Kentucky's House of Representatives resigned from his leadership position Monday, more than two months after acknowledging he secretly settled a sexual harassment claim and...
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State Lawmaker Earns Dubious Honor With a #MeToo Burn
The Arizona House voted Thursday to expel a Republican lawmaker after a report ordered by legislative leaders of his own party showed he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment toward women. Rep. Don...
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GOP Rep Resigns After Ex Says He Used Nude Pics to Catfish
Illinois state Rep. Nick Sauer is out of a job after his ex-girlfriend accused him of posting her nude photos on a fake Instagram account, then impersonating her in "graphic" conversations when men...
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Indicted GOP Rep Changes His Plans
In an about-face, US Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican was charged with insider trading. Collins released a statement Saturday morning saying he will suspend...
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GOP Congressman Makes 'Inappropriate' Joke About RBG, Lincoln
"Scattered nervous laughter" was the first response to a joke a GOP congressman made during an election debate in South Carolina on Thursday, notes Roll Call . But disgust and "condemnation" took over...
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Richard Lugar Dead at 87
Former senator Richard Lugar, a Republican who worked to alert Americans about the threat of terrorism years before 9/11, died Sunday at age 87 at a hospital in Virginia. He was being treated for a...
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Lawmaker's Use of This Term Drew Hisses, Outrage
As pushback continues against strict abortion laws showing up in states around the country, including Georgia and Alabama , news out of the Show-Me State offers fresh controversy. On Friday, Missouri...
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Cops: Pol Wanted Sex, She Didn't Take Her Clothes Off Fast Enough
A Mississippi lawmaker is accused of drunkenly punching his wife in the face, and all because cops say he didn't think she undressed for sex quickly enough. The Clarion Ledger reports GOP Rep. Doug...
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Trump Critic in the GOP Makes Surprise July 4 Announcement
He'd already quit a Republican caucus ; now Justin Amash is abandoning the GOP altogether. In a Fourth of July surprise, the Michigan congressman, who's made recent headlines for being the "lone-wolf...
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Man Trump Called 'My African American' Is Ditching GOP
Gregory Cheadle didn't cringe in 2016 when then-candidate Donald Trump called him "my African American" at a rally in Northern California. But the 62-year-old is now backing away from not only...
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Duncan Hunter: 'I Will Resign From Congress'
He'd hinted earlier in the week he might step down from his congressional post, and on Friday, Rep. Duncan Hunter made it official. "Shortly after the holidays, I will resign from Congress," the...
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Ex-Lawmaker: Don't Throw Me in Prison. I Was a Boy Scout
Prosecutors are seeking maximum prison time for a former lawmaker who's pleaded guilty to insider trading, Politico reports. Rep. Chris Collins, who initially denied the accusations, now faces up to...
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As a Congressman, He Fought LGBT Rights. Now, a Big Reveal
A GOP congressman from Illinois who resigned in 2015 amid charges of defrauding the government voted against same-sex marriage and other LGBT-positive laws during his four-term tenure. Which is why...
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