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Republican leader tears into freshman congressman in scathing statement

McCarthy told Cawthorn his comments were "unacceptable," and says he make take further action against him.

WASHINGTON — Bowing to pressure from Republican leaders following his criminal conviction for lying to authorities about illegal campaign contributions, Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry said Saturday he will resign next week.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., resigned following his conviction on charges of lying to investigators about an illegal campaign contribution.

PITTSBURGH — In a virtual seminar with college students at Chatham University, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who bucked her party to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and combat former President Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election, said she’s confident the findings of the House select…

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas is facing calls to recuse himself from U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the 2020 presidential election after revelations that his wife repeatedly pushed former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff to do more to overturn his loss to Joe Biden.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday that Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign from Congress after the Nebraska Republican was convicted on three felony counts.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Republicans are leaving their annual retreat Friday with policy proposals largely still in the works and an overarching sentiment of fighting against what Democrats and the Biden administration have done while in power.

House Republicans leave their retreat Friday with policy proposals largely still in the works for next Congress, should they win in November.