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House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-La.) to end his bid for reelection over an affair that the Texas congressman admitted he had with a staffer in his office who later died by suicide. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and…

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday warned ahead of a vote on a war powers resolution that the U.S. airstrikes on Iran “will radicalize new generations of terrorists.” Massie, the only GOP sponsor of the House measure, pointed to the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in making his case. “Have we learned nothing from…

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Thursday went after Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby for not keeping Congress in the loop on force posture changes in Europe. In a hearing on the National Defense Strategy, Rogers accused the Trump administration of sidelining Congress in its decision to pull a U.S. combat brigade…

The House Agriculture Committee voted to advance this year’s farm bill early Thursday morning after more than 20 hours of deliberation. The legislation will now proceed to the House floor for a full vote.  The Republican-backed legislation passed 34-17 with the support of seven Democratic members. The committee adopted several amendments introduced by both sides…

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Wednesday expressed his frustration with the U.S. operation against Iran. “I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their chest, talk about the costs of war and act tough,…