{"id":2527216,"date":"2025-12-31T08:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-house-retirements-stand-as-2025-comes-to-a-close\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:41:24","slug":"where-house-retirements-stand-as-2025-comes-to-a-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-house-retirements-stand-as-2025-comes-to-a-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Where House retirements stand as 2025 comes to a close"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwhere-house-retirements-stand-as-2025-comes-to-a-close%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=2527216&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>About 10% of House members will begin their final year in the lower chamber as Congress returns in January, with the first exit &#8211; Rep. Marjorie taylor Greene (R-GA) &#8211; set for Jan. 5 when she leaves before her term ends. By the end of 2026,roughly 45 House members will have left the 119th Congress,setting a modern record for early departures; 11 senators have also announced they won&#8217;t seek reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Of the departing House members, 19 are retiring from public office, 11 are running for governor, 14 are seeking U.S.Senate seats, and one (Rep. Chip Roy) is running for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">state attorney general<\/a>. Notable retirees include former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-north-carolina-democratic-rep-david-price-announces-retirement\/\" title=\"Longtime North Carolina Democratic .... David Price Announces Retirement\">long-serving members<\/a> such as Jerry Nadler, Jan Schakowsky, Dan Newhouse, elise Stefanik, Michael McCaul, and Don Bacon.Many departures come from safe districts, though a handful of swing-seat openings could flip parties.<\/p>\n<p>Several House members are pursuing higher office &#8211; Democrats like Jasmine Crockett, Seth Moulton, Chris Pappas and Haley Stevens are running for Senate, while Republicans including Wesley Hunt, Ashley Hinson, harriet Hageman, Barry Moore and others are also in Senate contests. Some GOP members are aiming for governorships (e.g., Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman, Randy Feenstra).<\/p>\n<p>Strategists attribute the exodus to a toxic workplace, increased polarization since jan. 6, leadership turmoil (multiple speaker fights), and concern over political violence. While turnover is high, analysts say these retirements alone are unlikely to decisively shift House control, though they will reshape the chamber&#8217;s membership and produce competitive primaries and open-seat races in 2026.  <\/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<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Here&rsquo;s where House retirements stand as clock strikes midnight on 2025<\/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\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> will return on Jan. 6, and with it, some 10% of lawmakers will start their final year in the lower chamber, either retiring or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-sheriff-vows-to-reclaim-and-regulate-public-space-at-venice-beach-blasts-gutless-politicians-over-homeless-encampments\/\" title=\"L.A. County Sheriff Vows To \u2018Reclaim And Regulate Public Space\u2019 At Venice Beach, Blasts \u2018Gutless Politicians\u2019 Over Homeless Encampments\">seeking higher office<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lower chamber will get its first departure on Jan. 5. Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) announced in November that she would retire at the beginning of the year and not finish out her term, which ends in early 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3925057\/roadblocks-zohran-mamdani-banner-campaign-promises-free-buses-childcare-freeze-rent\/\">The roadblocks to Mamdani&#8217;s banner campaign promises<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356223\/trump-first-year-back-successes-failures\/\">Trump&#8217;s first year back in office: Four successes and four failures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4361425\/muriel-bowser-most-trump-friendly-year-2025\/\">Bowser records her most Trump-friendly year on her way out of mayor&rsquo;s office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But by the end of 2026, 44 other House members will not be returning to their seats. Of those members, 19 are stepping away from public office, 11 are seeking a governorship, and 14 are looking to make the jump to the Senate. One lawmaker, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), is running for attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>The 45 House members leaving the 119th <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a>, plus the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4074633\/cynthia-lummis-senator-retire-2026\/\">11 senators<\/a> not seeking reelection, have set a modern record for announcing their departures this far ahead of a major election for both chambers. It is also the most Senate turnover since 2012.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-canva wp-block-embed-canva\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"House Democrats not seeking reelection in 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG8WZglT0Q\/G_xskvJldJ6nTZBXsFQi1A\/view?embed&amp;meta\" height=\"464\" width=\"696\" style=\"border: none; border-radius: 8px; width: 696px; height: 464px;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prominent-democrats-and-republicans-say-goodbye-to-politics\">Prominent Democrats and Republicans say goodbye to politics<\/h2>\n<p>Among the most prominent Democrats retiring is Speaker Emerita <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA).&nbsp;She is leaving Capitol Hill after nearly 40 years in Congress, leaving behind a legacy that includes becoming the first female speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Other establishments lawmakers saying goodbye include Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Chuy Garc&iacute;a (D-IL), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerry-nadler\/\">Jerry Nadler<\/a> (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jan-schakowsky\/\">Jan Schakowsky<\/a> (D-IL), and Dwight Evans (D-PA), who have opted to pass on the torch to a new generation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Democrats&rsquo; progressive base has been itching for new blood in Congress in the wake of significant losses in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\">2024 election<\/a>. Younger leaders and voters are pushing for their Democratic leaders to fight more against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, though legislatively, they often have their hands tied due to the GOP holding the majority in all three branches of government.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-golden\/\">Jared Golden<\/a> (D-ME) is leaving politics because he is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2025\/11\/05\/opinion\/opinion-contributor\/jared-golden-why-i-wont-seek-reelection-column\/\">tired<\/a> of the atmosphere and hyper-partisanship that&rsquo;s grown on Capitol Hill, as well as the rise in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/political-violence\/\">political violence<\/a> in the wake of the assassinations of Charlie Kirk and Minnesota legislator Melissa Hortman, attempts on Trump&rsquo;s life, and other instances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, lawmakers such as Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-mccaul\/\">Michael McCaul<\/a> (R-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/don-bacon\/\">Don Bacon<\/a> (R-NE) are leaving after many years of service in the House. Arrington, in particular, is retiring after helping facilitate the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is set to be the Republicans&rsquo; cornerstone piece of legislation for the 119th Congress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bacon and Newhouse have not been afraid to be outspoken against Trump and his policies throughout his two terms in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> &mdash; a rare trait for a Republican member in politics, now that Trump has cemented himself as the highly influential leader of the GOP and is not afraid to launch primary challenges to replace centrists with his allies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, many lawmakers on both the Democratic and Republican sides are giving up their reelection bids in safe seats, which won&rsquo;t make or break either party&rsquo;s ability to get the House majority. Swing districts, such as Bacon&rsquo;s and Golden&rsquo;s, are likely to end up in the hands of the opposite party, but that will offset and not affect the numbers much, either.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-canva wp-block-embed-canva\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"House republicans not seeking reelection in 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG8Wa7OtBU\/skL3ho7RQbMsEjlsY7GksQ\/view?embed&amp;meta\" height=\"464\" width=\"696\" style=\"border: none; border-radius: 8px; width: 696px; height: 464px;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lawmakers-seeking-other-offices\">Lawmakers seeking other offices<\/h2>\n<p>Many are eyeing a seat in the Senate, a chamber that is not without its hurdles but often is considered a more prominent position in Congress, given that senators have longer terms and do not have to run for reelection every two years.<\/p>\n<p>Among Democrats seeking a Senate seat are Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seth-moulton\/\">Seth Moulton<\/a> (D-MA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-pappas\/\">Chris Pappas<\/a> (D-NH), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), and Haley Stevens (D-MI). All are looking to fill a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-speaker-vote-livestream-mike-johnson-seeks-to-secure-gavel-in-fourth-ballot-vote\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson aims to win House speaker position in fourth ballot vote, livestreamed.\">position left vacant<\/a> by a retiring senator.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> Senate race will be one of the most-watched races of the 2026 cycle, given the competitive primaries from both parties. In Illinois, a Democrat is likely to succeed Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-durbin\/\">Dick Durbin<\/a> (D-IL), but a heated primary will make for an interesting election season in a blue state.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, Reps. Wesley Hunt (R-TX), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ashley-hinson\/\">Ashley Hinson<\/a> (R-IA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Barry Moore (R-AL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Collins (R-GA), and Buddy Carter (R-GA) are running for the Senate. <\/p>\n<p>While most hope easily to replace outgoing senators, a few &mdash; such as Hunt and Moore &mdash; are wading into messy GOP primaries. Hunt will face off against incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) and Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, while Moore will square off against at least three other strong contenders. Colleagues Carter and Collins will battle each other for the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Among Republicans, some members have simply hit a ceiling in Congress or party leadership and see <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >greater opportunity back home<\/a>,&rdquo; Republican strategist Dennis Lennox said. &ldquo;Others are fed up with a House that can&rsquo;t legislate and a Senate where almost nothing clears the 60-vote threshold.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lennox said 2026 is projected to be a &ldquo;bad cycle&rdquo; for Republicans, if the numbers and trends hold. But, he said, &ldquo;Republicans won&rsquo;t lose the majority because incumbents chose not to run again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many House members want to leave Capitol Hill altogether, but don&rsquo;t want to stop their political careers. On the GOP side, most members who are leaving the House are seeking a governorship: Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), and David Schweikert (R-AZ), to name a few.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The only Democrat running for governor is Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\">Eric Swalwell <\/a>(D-CA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-the-cause-of-all-these-retirements-nbsp\">What&rsquo;s the cause of all these retirements?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>The departure of so many members is not surprising to many strategists.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress has been a bad workplace for a long time,&rdquo; said Doug Heye, a Republican strategist who&rsquo;s held communications positions in the House, Senate, and for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\">Republican National Committee<\/a>. He attributes the decline in Congress as a positive place for employment to the events of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>. He said after that, bipartisan relationships &ldquo;have fallen apart.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats immediately said, &lsquo;These 20 members, take me off any of their bills that I&rsquo;m a co-sponsor on.&rsquo; And I get it. So it became a worse workplace. Then we had a 15-round vote for speaker &mdash; bad workplace. We had a speaker deposed for no reason, and a speaker pro temp, God love [former Rep.] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patrick-mchenry\/\">Patrick McHenry<\/a>, for three weeks &mdash; bad workplace. And now we have discharge petitions that are going through. Bad workplace,&rdquo; Heye said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to talk to a member of Congress, Republican or Democratic, who likes their day job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Heye said that he thinks if House members were abandoning ship because of a fear of Trump or a fear of elections, they wouldn&rsquo;t seek other offices. He pointed to Hinson, who could easily win in her red district but is instead looking to move forward to a higher position.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see if any of them are happy in those higher offices,&rdquo; Heye said. &ldquo;But the primary fear for me is, the House of Representatives is an especially toxic workplace, and it&rsquo;s what we see playing out every day. But we&rsquo;re all spectators, we&rsquo;re not participants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3926928\/three-frontrunners-trump-federal-reserve-chair-pick\/\">THE THREE FRONT-RUNNERS FOR TRUMP&rsquo;S FED CHAIR PICK: WHAT TO KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOP strategist John Feehery agreed that Congress is &ldquo;not an easy lifestyle.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not sure if it is a sign that the House is gone, but clearly some members want different jobs in the public sector and some just want to make more money,&rdquo; Feehery said. &ldquo;It is an interesting time to be in Congress as a Republican. The party is changing, becoming more populist, and with Trump in the White House, they have an opportunity to get a lot done legislatively.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>House retirements as 2025 turns to 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2527217,"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\/2025\/12\/house-retirements-2026-e1766167276539.jpg?1766149259&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69786,69086,67970,69787,41215],"class_list":["post-2527216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2025-politics","tag-congressional-turnover","tag-house-retirements","tag-open-seats","tag-u-s-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/house-retirements-2026-e1766167276539.jpg?1766149259&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527216","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527216"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527220,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527216\/revisions\/2527220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}