Republican U.S. representative Ken Buck of Colorado said on Tuesday that he would resign from Congress at the end of next week, narrowing the already slim majority held by Republicans in the chamber. Buck, 65, in a written statement posted on social media platform X, did not give a reason for leaving Congress but said
The chief rabbi of South Africa said in a speech this week that his country’s government is a “diplomatic proxy” of Iran. “Just as Hamas serves as an armed proxy for Iran, the South African government serves as its diplomatic proxy, as it did at the [International Court of Justice], the diplomatic equivalent of the
‘It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years,’ he said. The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives will shrink again next week, as Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced this afternoon he is resigning from his seat effective next Friday, March 22.
Sunshine Week is all about transparency in government. Federal officials secretly spent more than $40 billion under what they call “Other Transaction Agreements” (OTAs) despite a federal law that requires the government to post such expenditures on the USAspending.gov website, according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). “We all know there is wasteful spending everywhere you
Lawmakers questioned the law enforcement response after the alleged devices were found. Congressional investigators in a report released this week said that they have “serious concerns” regarding how law enforcement officials responded to two alleged pipe bombs that were placed a day before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. The report released by House Subcommittee
Sanctions waiver unlocks upward of $10 billion for Tehran Ayatollah Khamenei (Mohammad Sadegh Heydari/Wikimedia Commons) The Biden administration is poised to issue a fresh sanctions waiver for Iran that will grant the country access to upward of $10 billion in frozen assets, providing Tehran with “a financial lifeline” as it foments terrorism across the Middle
Staffers at President Joe Biden’s advance office face a toxic work environment, according to more than a dozen individuals who spoke to Politico. The advance office, responsible for preparing and coordinating the president’s public appearances, saw its associate director Ian Mellul resign on March 1 following a months-long investigation by the White House Counsel’s Office