{"id":2340509,"date":"2024-09-13T05:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-members-of-congress-are-getting-set-to-leave-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T05:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:39:38","slug":"these-members-of-congress-are-getting-set-to-leave-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-members-of-congress-are-getting-set-to-leave-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"These members of Congress are getting set to leave &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthese-members-of-congress-are-getting-set-to-leave-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses members of Congress who are set to depart before the upcoming Congress begins on January 3, 2025. With just\u2063 over three months left, the list of departing lawmakers \u2063is anticipated to grow, especially following the upcoming November 5 general election. One significant departure is expected to be Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who is likely to resign from the House\u200c to assume \u2064an open Senate seat he is favored to win, which would \u2064lead to further changes in the House composition.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights how some outgoing members may not be missed, as they have either become outcasts within \u2063their own parties or have faced primary challenges\u2064 due \u200cto being out of step with party\u2064 voters. Notably, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has become increasingly estranged from Senate Republicans due \u200cto \u2063his criticisms of the party&#8217;s alignment\u2064 with former President Trump. \u2063His diaries, shared\u200d in a\u2062 book by journalist McKay Coppins, reveal his complex relationships and criticisms of fellow Republican Sen.\u200b J.D. Vance \u2064(R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>On the Democratic side, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-three-of-ten-pro-impeachment-republicans-including-liz-cheney-already-have-primary-opponents\/\" title=\"Good News! Three of Ten Pro-Impeachment Republicans Including Liz Cheney ALREADY Have Primary Opponents\">primary bid<\/a>,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-capitol-police-chief-sends-letter-explaining-how-intel-community-failed-to-respond-to-jan-6-protests\/\" title=\"Fmr. Capitol Police chief sends letter explaining how Intel Community failed to respond to Jan. 6 protests\">largely due<\/a> to his controversial actions and intraparty rivalries, while Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) has similarly faced challenges within the party. the article reflects on\u2062 the political dynamics and potential implications of the changes in Congress as these members prepare to exit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Magazine &#8211; Washington Briefing <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">These members of Congress are getting set to leave, voluntarily or otherwise<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690714\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Departing <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a>&nbsp;members have only<\/span> over three months left in office. The next Congress is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The list of departing lawmakers is already long but can be expected to grow after the Nov. 5 general election. It&rsquo;s virtually certain that it will expand shortly after Election Day when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)<\/a> is heavily favored to win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California&rsquo;s<\/a> open Senate seat. Because Schiff is also set to win a separate election to fill the final two months of the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein&rsquo;s term, plus a new, six-year Senate term, he is expected to resign the House seat he&rsquo;s held since January 2001 to become a senator about seven weeks ahead of the new Congress convening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Washington Examiner illustration; Associated Press photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some Capitol Hill short-timers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be particularly missed by even their party colleagues, as they&rsquo;re effectively political pariahs within their parties or they proved so out of step with their party&rsquo;s rank-and-file that primary voters ousted them in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Take Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who has become a virtual outcast among Senate Republicans. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee, who was previously Massachusetts governor from 2003-07, didn&rsquo;t exactly endear himself with some Republican colleagues over the years. Romney frequently criticized what he called their cowardice and fecklessness in confronting then-President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Nor was Romney quiet, or behind the scenes about it, airing his grievances like a person who didn&rsquo;t need the job, which, in a sense, was true because he already was a famous figure and also a multimillionaire from his private equity days. In <em>Romney: A Reckoning<\/em>, author McKay Coppins got exclusive access to the senator&rsquo;s diaries and other documents. Coppins, a journalist at the<em> Atlantic<\/em>, packed his Romney book with juicy revelations from the politician&rsquo;s career and his estrangement from the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Romney had special scorn for Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is Trump&rsquo;s running mate on the 2024 Republican White House ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know that I can disrespect someone more than J.D. Vance,&rdquo; Romney is quoted as saying in the 2023 book, citing what he called an extreme kiss-up attitude toward Trump. The freshman senator replied, &ldquo;Mitt Romney, of all people, is probably the least equipped to criticize how people have conducted themselves vis-a-vis Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance added in May 2023 comments to reporters that Romney &ldquo;attacked him and then he begged him for a job, and then he attacked them again and begged him for endorsement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Across the Capitol, in the House, a pair of Democrats who have been virulent Israel critics, particularly over its defensive war against Hamas in Gaza after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, won&rsquo;t be returning.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), a member of the progressive &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; lost the June 25 Democratic primary to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who has held state and local office for more than three decades. The southern Westchester County 16th Congressional District primary became one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">year&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ugliest intraparty brawls. Bowman alienated others by a string of embarrassing blunders he struggled to explain. Most notably the decision by Bowman, a former high school principal, to pull a false fire alarm&nbsp;in a House office building in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman&rsquo;s House colleague, for now, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), similarly has had a knack for clashing with her party, from the left. Bush, another Squad member, was one of six House Democrats to vote against the passage of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, saying it didn&rsquo;t spend enough federal tax dollars for her taste.<\/p>\n<p>Bush also knowingly alienated other House Democrats by citing her continued support for the movement to &ldquo;defund the police.&rdquo; That stance, though, quickly proved to be politically poisonous. Democrats, besides Bush and a few others, now are offering pro-police messaging, a big shift from where the party was in the summer of 2020. Then, the shocking police murder of&nbsp;George Floyd<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>in Minneapolis led the party to imagine a future&nbsp;where public safety responsibilities&nbsp;shifted away from police officers.<\/p>\n<p>But in the years since,&nbsp;as violent crime increased&nbsp;during the COVID-19 pandemic and Republicans began to attack Democrats as &ldquo;soft on crime,&rdquo; Democrats have turned back to embracing law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 6, Bush lost the Democratic primary in Missouri&rsquo;s 1st Congressional District of St. Louis County and its northern suburbs to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Graphic by Julia Terbrock \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690714\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690714\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Magazine &#8211; Washington Briefing**<\/p>\n<p>Several members of Congress are preparing to exit, whether by choice or not. Those leaving have just over three months remaining in their terms, with the new Congress scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025. The current list of departing lawmakers is extensive and is likely to increase following the general election on November 5. It is almost guaranteed that this list will expand soon after Election Day when Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is expected to win California&#8217;s open Senate seat. Schiff will also likely secure a separate election for the final two months of the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s term and a new six-year Senate term, prompting him to resign from his House seat\u2014held since January 2001\u2014approximately seven weeks before the new Congress convenes.<\/p>\n<p>Some members who are leaving Capitol Hill may not be missed by their party colleagues due to their status as political outcasts or because they were ousted by primary voters for being out of touch with party sentiments. For instance, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), once a prominent figure in Republican politics and the 2012 presidential nominee, has become increasingly isolated among Senate Republicans after openly criticizing them for their reluctance to confront former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In McKay Coppins&#8217; book &#8220;Romney: A Reckoning,&#8221; which includes insights from Romney&#8217;s diaries, it reveals his disdain for figures like Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who aligns closely with Trump; Romney described Vance as someone he could hardly respect due to what he perceived as excessive sycophancy towards Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, two Democrats known for their strong criticism of Israel during its conflict with Hamas will not return next year. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), part of the progressive &#8220;Squad,&#8221; lost his primary race against Westchester County Executive George Latimer amid significant intra-party conflict marked by Bowman&#8217;s controversial actions\u2014including pulling a false fire alarm in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), another Squad member known for her clashes within her party from a leftist perspective, also faced defeat in her primary contest against St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell after alienating fellow Democrats through her stance on issues like police funding and support for defunding initiatives\u2014a position that has become politically toxic as crime rates rose during and after COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>As these changes unfold within Congress ahead of its next session starting January 2025, it reflects broader shifts within both parties regarding key issues such as law enforcement and foreign policy stances<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2695,"featured_media":2340510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WB.DataPoints-0918-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2340509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WB.DataPoints-0918-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2695"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}