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Imminent departure from capitol hill in two woks. two more republicans announced earlier in the cycle including susan brooks party official had chosen to lead recruitment efforts in their attempt to claw back the majority in the house. brooks is one of two republican women leefrpg the house, meaning just 11 republican women are now seeking re-election. political reports a fun stat that's making its way around gop circles. there are more men named jim in the house than republican women running for re-election. it's clear that there are at least two reasons for many of the retire mts. the first ...

Yes, the scales are tipped in trump's direction thanks to the electoral college, but it's still a real problem for him. what is happening in texas is will hurd and pete olson realizing their constituents don't like donald trump, and reelection is practically impossible because they are stained by the president. that's what i think we're seeing. will hurd would probably win reelection without donald trump. so would pete olson. the culture war that donald trump is waging is polarizing the country. as much as we focus on the people that trump is energizing, there are even more people who used to ...

Abbie livingston, the texas tribune leader who covers texas, and you should definitely follow tweeted my phone is absolutely exploding with texts and republican operatives reacting to the retirement. all have a word i don't usually use on this forum and my mother highly disapproves of, but it rhymes with duck. here's what it means about texas. republicans already lost two congressional seats in 2018, and for years lib rams have been crying wolf about texas turning blue, yet it never happens. last time around beto o'rourke only lost the statewide senate race to ted cruz by less than three point...

Most everybody. it came as very abrupt. his retirement, that he is not seeking reelection. he is the 6th gop lawmaker and the third from texas, from the house, to announce retirement. we had mike conway, and pete olson announcing as well. what is going on, errol, in texas, how significant is this for the gop? >> it is and it isn't. this is somebody who squeaked by. this is a district that hillary clinton won. this is a district that the majority minority. this is a seat that the republicans were luckily to have held at all frankly, and will hurd, who's an extraordinary politician by all accoun...

Caucus and representing the district on the border announced he will not seek reelection in the district that clinton won in 2016. he's one of six republicans to retire including congressman pete olson whose district in houston is a top target for democrats. u.s. officials tell the washington post that an initial deal to end the nearly 18-year-old war in afghanistan is 80 or 90% of the way there but caution significant challenges remain. the u.s. would withdraw thousands of troops in exchange. a requirement that taliban enter into negotiations. the news comes days after 24-year-old specialis...