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Republican caucus and the only gop member to represent a district on the border announced he will not seek re-election next year. in a district that's about 70% latino and which hillary clinton won in 2016. hurd is one of six republican incumbents to retire in the last two weeks including congressman pete olson whose district is in the houston suburbs. also a top target for democrats. joining us now columnist at the washington examiner kristen soltis anderson and maria urbina who is part of the groups that engage in progressive advocacy. maria has a look at where the 2020 democrats stand among...

Money to do so. the district is located in the heart of harris county, which includes parts of the houston suburbs that are part of the bluification of texas. so that retirement feels like a real weather vane. joining me now, former congressman of new jersey who is one of the four republicans who lost their seats in 2018. it's great to have you high, thank you for having me. >> great to have you back. what do you think as someone who has sat in a position, you were representing a district that i think hillary clinton had won, right? >> yes. >> so you knew that you were going to have an uphill ...

Don't want to fight for re-election in the atmosphere that president trump has created with his "send her back" rally, his racially charged tweets. in fact, michigan congressman paul mitch yeld said he's leaving washington because of the current political climate. texas congressman pete olson is the only republican out of the five that's retiring that holds a sharply contested seat. the rest are most likely to be replaced by another republican. that wraps things up for us this hour. i'm kasie hunt in washington. please do follow me on twitter. yasmin vossoughian picks things up right now. >> i...

One more thing before we go. more members of the house gop have decided to retire. our friend jake sherman over at politico wants to report they are not seeking re-election. congressman mike conway of texas. he is now one of five house republicans already calling it quits. he joins martha roby of alabama, pete olson of texas, paul mitchell of michigan and susan brooks of indiana. so the question, why? as jonathan bernstein points out in bloomberg opinion, one answer could be that house republicans don't expect to be in the majority any time soon. the democrats may hold their power in the house...

Responded saying mcconnell has not done enough to help protect u.s. elections. utah republican congressman rob bishop says he will retire at the end of his current term. he is the for the republican to announce he will not be running for reelection over the past two weeks alone. he joins paul mitchell of michigan, pete olson of texas and martha roby of alabama. democratic presidential contenders are getting ready for a second round of debates this week in detroit. tonight they're getting a look at senator kamala harris' plan for universal health coverage without a big middle-class tax hike. co...