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Print this article Julia Letlow on Wednesday was sworn in to represent the House seat that her late husband was unable to assume, and in doing so, narrowed Democrats House majority to a small handful of seats. Letlow, 40, launched a bid for Louisianas 5th Congressional District seat after her husband, Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, died from COVID-19 on Dec. 29, 2020, at the age of 41, before being sworn in. "Luke and I were a team, with a goal to better our state and our country. I want...

Republican Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) was sworn-in, Wednesday as a Member of Congress, shrinking the Democrats already slim majority.

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POLITICO Get the Huddle newsletter Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by KNOCKING ON WOOD: If the special election in Texas is any indication for 2022, the GOP’s ongoing identity crisis will leave it with a real mix...

By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The race to succeed the only sitting U.S. congressman to have died from COVID-19 has drawn a free-for-all of 23 candidates in a Republican-leaning district of north Texas, where Democrats have made gains in recent years. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag flies in front of the Capitol Dome at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Representative Ron Wright, a Republican, succumbed to COVID-19 in February. The Ma...

India overtakes Brazil as worlds second worst-hit country by COVID-19 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Monday, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus. PERU-ELECTION/ Peru fast count predicts run-off between leftist Castillo and conservative Fujimori LIMA (Reuters) -Far-left candidate Pedro Castillo will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a June run-off o...

Sery Kim’s anti-Chinese rhetoric is an embarrassment to conservatives and Asians I’m a Republican of Chinese descent, but I can say this because I’m American. Sery Kim speaks to audience members following a forum hosted by the Arlington Republican Club for Republican candidates running in the 6th Congressional District of Texas race in Arlington on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) By Tristan Yang A month ago, I was off...

‘An existential threat’: The Republicans calling for their party to reject QAnon conspiracy theories Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if Republicans don’t decisively and unequivocally condemn the false and dangerous beliefs and take action to stop their spread. “The fact that a significant plurality, if not potentially a majority, of our voters have been deceived into this creation...

DeSantis to play key role in filling Hastings’ seat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ultimately has the power to determine when the special election to replace Hastings will happen. Leaving a deep blue seat unfilled for months will help Republicans in Washington.     U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., listens to testimony at a bipartisan delegation meeting on the heroin crisis in Florida in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2016. [ Miami Herald ] By Alex Daugherty Updated 3 hours ago WASHINGTON...

House vacancies leave Democrats with tenuous hold on majority By Grace Segers Democrats face infrastructure roadblocks Washington — Democrats entered the year with a tenuous grip on Congress, with 50 seats in the Senate and a narrow majority in the House. But that House majority has become even smaller thanks to five vacancies with pending special elections. Three Democrats left the House to join the Biden administration: presidential adviser Cedric Richmond, Housing and U...