It pays to leave Congress: Democrat who resigned mid-term is getting a $131,000 pay bump to run a performing arts center

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Former Rep. Brian Higgins at an event in Buffalo, New York in 2022.
Former Rep. Brian Higgins resigned from Congress two months ago after accepting a job as the president of a local performing arts center.

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GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake bashes Arizona's new abortion ban. She praised it less than 2 years ago.

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Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake leaving the Capitol in Washington, DC last month.
Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake leaving the Capitol in Washington, DC last month.

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AOC says there's an 'upside' to the anti-Biden movement over Israel

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a press conference on Capitol Hill.

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A former GOP lawmaker says it's 'ironic' that he got 'more good work done' when Democrats controlled the House

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Former Colorado Rep. Ken Buck.

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Lauren Boebert was cut off from drinking more alcohol at a GOP gala says report, as controversies stack up ahead of new election bid

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole on August 06, 2022, in Dallas.

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Don't expect the Mayorkas impeachment trial to last long

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is just the second Cabinet official to be impeached.

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Republicans' latest play for Trump's legacy: Renaming DC's Dulles International Airport

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A House Republican says that honoring former President Donald Trump by renaming an international airport would be a great way to welcome visitors to US soil.

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About half of all senior congressional staffers are mulling an exit: The 'physical and psychological toll of this place cannot be understated.'

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The US Capitol.

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Republicans are finally ready for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment trial

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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Good news for Lauren Boebert: Republicans chose a special election candidate who won't run against her in the primary

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Former Mayor Greg Lopez was chosen to serve out the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck's term, and he says he won't run against Boebert in the primary.
Former Mayor Greg Lopez was chosen to serve out the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck's term, and he says he won't run against Boebert in the primary.

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