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CIA’s deputy director whom Trump tapped in March to lead the agency, told White House staff she would withdraw her nomination if it would save herself and the CIA the embarrassment of a grilling in the Senate
Jen Peña, a military physician detailed to Vice President Mike Pence, has resigned following reports that she was among the whistleblowers who brought complaints to the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
He has been re-elected three times and has earned a reputation as a leading critic of illegal immigration and a loyal Trump supporter.
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Two years later, running for re-election in what’s still a safe Republican seat, he doesn’t even face a primary.
Meehan resigned last week after saying earlier that he would not run for re-election.
Watch: Senate Votes to Confirm Pompeo as Top Diplomat [jwp-video n=”1″] The new chief diplomat, formerly Trump’s CIA director, also said the administration has “put a hurt on the ISIS Caliphate
William Hoagland, who was an aide to former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, said “no other president comes to my mind in the last 40 years that publicly asked for a member of Congress to step down
The result four years ago, in other words, is probably more a reassurance than a cautionary tale, at least for today’s lawmakers worried about their next re-election prospects.
Painter, who had previously formed an exploratory committee for a Senate run, will announce his candidacy in a news conference on Monday, his campaign announced.
Tester faces a tough re-election fight in November’s midterm elections, with Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales/Roll Call ratings putting the Senate race there as Tilt Democratic.
Meehan had previously announced he would not run for re-election. He cited sparing his staff from an Ethics investigation as the cause for the early exit.
On Thursday, Trump highlighted the tough re-election race expected for Tester, noting in a television interview that he won the state easily in the 2016 general election.
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Nebraska has been dubbed a “sleeper” Senate race and rated as competitive by some handicappers.
Bush was in office and is a rear admiral in the Navy, withdrew his name from consideration for the VA post amid allegations compiled by Democrats on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee that he had been
Heitkamp is one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election this year, running in a state President Donald Trump carried by 36 points in 2016. Watch: Will the Chambers Flip?
Smith, a former Minnesota lieutenant governor, was aware of the competition before coming to the Senate.
Marco Rubio in the 2016 Senate race. He was a Republican until 2011, when he resigned from the party.
Watch: Ryan Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election [jwp-video n=”2″] But Dent, Tiberi and Chaffetz represent more than a one-off spurt of job abandonment.