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☆ Ex-GOP Rep. Ken Buck says he wanted to leave Congress 'about three weeks' after he arrived: 'It took me a long time to figure out how to get out of this place'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Onetime Rep. Ken Buck didn't have a very good impression of Capitol Hill upon his arrival in 2015. Buck told The New York Times that he wanted out of Congress "about three weeks" into the role. But the ex-congressman remarked that it took him a while to map out a plan to leave the House. AdvertisementFormer Rep. Ken Buck has not been shy about calling out what he says is the highly dysfunctional nature of Congress. Related storiesBut not even a month into his tenure in Congress, Buck revealed that he was already eyeing the exits.

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☆ Lauren Boebert got into a scrap with pro-Palestine protesters over a flag after she was heckled with chants of 'Beetlejuice'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert went to George Washington University on Wednesday. The Colorado Republican sparred with pro-Palestinian protesters at the university. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert's attempt to engage with pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on Wednesday didn't go very well. Boebert visited the college campus with her fellow GOP politicians, James Comer, Byron Donalds, and Anna Paulina Luna. VIDEO: Cong @laurenboebert attempts to rip down Palestinian flag that was draped over George Washington statue on the GWU campus.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's fundraising took a huge plunge after she switched districts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lauren Boebert just had her worst fundraising quarter in years. But some of her House GOP colleagues are donating to her. George Santos even gave her $400. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert just had her worst fundraising quarter in years, bringing in roughly $462,000 in the first three months of 2024. Former Rep. George Santos and Rep. Lauren Boebert before the State of the Union last month.

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☆ Boebert continues stoking controversy amid intense battle to keep her job
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It hasn’t encumbered her job performance,” GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida told CNN. I’m not afraid of a challenge though,” Boebert told CNN before the House left for a two-week break. And unfortunately, I’ve had a front row seat,” Boebert told CNN. “I did it because we don’t have to have two separate elections and cost the taxpayers two separate elections,” he told CNN. And she’s probably made more jokes about her own stupidity in that movie theater than I’ve heard elsewhere,” one GOP lawmaker told CNN.

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☆ John Eastman wants to keep practicing law, representing Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene – and paying his own bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Eastman is asking a judge in California to reactivate his license following a disciplinary decision last month that rendered him unable to practice law for now. That decision prompted his law license to be made inactive over the weekend, meaning he can’t have legal clients while he appeals the decision. Until his law license was made inactive, Eastman represented about a half-dozen clients on constitutional issues, including relating to elections. Those prominent clients are now going to bat for him in his request to continue his legal work. Greene’s campaign committee and the joint fundraising committee “Put America First” have paid Eastman’s law partnership about $25,000 for legal services since 2021, according to campaign finance records.

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☆ Lauren Boebert went for an emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in her leg that was causing 'severe swelling'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert underwent surgery on Tuesday for a blood clot in her leg. Boebert's medical woes come at a trying time as she grapples with a tense reelection campaign. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert underwent surgery in Colorado for a blood clot in her leg on Tuesday, her campaign team says. "After undergoing a CT Scan, doctors found an acute blood clot and diagnosed her with May-Thurner Syndrome, which is a rare condition that disrupts blood flow," the statement said. Boebert, however, seems unfazed by the multiple challenges faced by her reelection campaign.

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☆ A GOP lawmaker is abruptly leaving Congress, making Mike Johnson's life even harder
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, abruptly announced that he's leaving Congress next week. AdvertisementRep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, announced on Tuesday that he will leave Congress next week, further weakening the GOP's already thin House majority. House Republicans must still reach a deal with Senate Democrats and the White House on a long-term spending deal. Fellow Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert also faces her own difficult decision. A member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, the Colorado Republican has shown an increasing ability to defy his party.

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☆ These 40 House Republicans voted against millions of dollars in federal funding that they secured for their districts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOn Wednesday, 83 House Republicans voted against a roughly $460 billion package of bills to fund large swaths of the federal government. Forty of them did so despite requesting — and securing — millions of dollars in federal funding for a variety of projects in their districts. AdvertisementRep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee also voted against the bill, despite securing more than $12 million for his district. But Republicans weren't the only ones to vote against the bill on Wednesday, despite securing earmark funding. AdvertisementHere are the 40 Republicans who voted against the bill, despite securing earmark funding:

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☆ Lauren Boebert jokes about infamous 'Beetlejuice' incident: 'They should see me in church'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert joked about the infamous "Beetlejuice" incident that's imperiled her reelection. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert is ready to make some light of the incident that's arguably imperiled her political career more than anything else. In an interview with The Washington Post, Boebert made a passing reference to the "Beetlejuice" incident as she discussed finding a suitable congregation in her new home. Advertisement"People were freaking out about me dancing in the seat at 'Beetlejuice,'" said Boebert. Since moving to the new district, Boebert has earned the backing of House Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump.

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☆ Lauren Boebert says she's 'not dumb' and knew switching districts would be tough, but she 'talked to God' and he told her to press on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boebert left Colorado's 3rd congressional district for its 4th congressional district. Boebert said God told her to press on with the decision. I knew all the attacks that would come my way," Boebert told The Washington Post in an interview published Sunday. Boebert said she would leave her existing seat in Colorado's 3rd congressional district for the more conservative 4th congressional district instead. Boebert told BI in a statement on February 28 that her son "should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen."

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☆ Who is Norma Anderson? The Colorado Republican leading the 14th Amendment challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I didn’t realize I would go down in history as Anderson versus Trump,” she told CNN in an interview. The case she’s referring to – now Trump v. Anderson – revolves around Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bans insurrectionists from holding public office. “And I said absolutely.”But before embarking on the unprecedented case against Trump, Anderson made plenty of history of her own. While there, from 1997 to 1998, she was the majority leader of the lower chamber. A lifelong Republican, Anderson left the Colorado legislature in 2006, as the state’s politics started shifting.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's ex-husband Jayson says it's 'cruel and unfair' that she got a restraining order against him
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jayson Boebert said his ex-wife's restraining order against him is "cruel and unfair." Lauren Boebert accused Jayson of attacking their son and threatening her multiple times. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert's ex-husband says he thinks the restraining order she was granted against him is "cruel and unfair." "It is a prison sentence to keep me from my family," Jayson Boebert told the Denver-based media outlet Westword on Wednesday. The Colorado Republican was granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband on Friday.

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☆ Trump’s critics hope that Antonin Scalia can sway the Supreme Court in 14th Amendment fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On a court where conservatives hold a 6-3 supermajority, including three Trump nominees, citing Scalia is no coincidence. The advocates are hoping to convince the justices that they can write off Trump’s arguments in a way that still squares with conservative legal principles. The Scalia concurrence, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and two other conservatives, involved a dispute between the teamsters and a soda distributor. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and former President Donald Trump. “Many times, members of the court greatly respect each other but will disagree with what they’ve had to say,” Muller said.

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When the Colorado Republican announced this past week that he would not seek reelection, he began with the type of criticism of Democratic policies that is standard fare for a hard-line conservative. Yet under political pressure in Colorado, Buck decided there was no way forward for him in Congress. Alone among Republicans, Buck said he was opposing Jordan because he had not clearly stated that Biden won the 2020 election. This past week, Trump called Buck a “weak and ineffective Super RINO,” or Republicans In Name Only. The next day, Buck testified about a legal effort in Colorado to ban Trump from the ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause."

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After Boebert won her last race by just 546 votes, she began revamping her campaign strategy. So-called ballot harvesting, which she's decried as an underhanded Democratic tactic, will be part of her campaign strategy. While campaigning in the district this election, Boebert seems “more empathetic" than her disruptive national profile. At events and debates in the last election, Boebert railed against then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who became a foil for bloated government, a broken system and Democratic demagoguery. After Colorado's largely city dwellers voted to reintroduce wolves to Colorado, Boebert has also proposed legislation to give ranchers greater recourse to defend their flocks.

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☆ A GOP congressman says he received a notice of eviction for one of his district offices over his opposition to Jim Jordan's now-derailed speakership bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ken Buck was opposed to Rep. Jim Jordan's now-unsuccessful bid for the House speakership. Buck received heavy backlash for his stance, and his district offices were flooded with calls. The GOP congressman told NBC News he received an eviction notice for one of his offices over his position. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I have a notice of an eviction because the landlord is mad with my voting record on the speaker issue."

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☆ Embattled Rep. Lauren Boebert's Democratic challenger raised nearly 4 times the amount of money she did
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Already to new campaign finance reports, Frisch raised a whopping $3.3 million in the most recent quarter. According to the most recent fundraising reports, Boebert raised just $853,840 compared to Democrat Adam Frisch's massive $3,388,244.66 in the most recent quarter from July through the end of September. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the Colorado Republican's report, just under 60% of the money she raised came from supporters who donated less than $200. In comparison, Frisch raised roughly 65% of his money from the same type of contributors. According to her campaign finance report, Boebert's campaign spent money at the bar whose owner was reportedly Boebert's date to the show.

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☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert is officially divorced after tense hearing where the congresswoman rejected a judge's plan for $1800 a month child support
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Evan Linko | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is now officially divorced from her husband Jayson. AdvertisementAdvertisementGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert on Tuesday finalized her divorce with her now ex-husband Jayson Boebert. As for her kids, Boebert's lawyer, Annie Le Fleur, announced that the initial plan for $1833.43 would be reduced to nothing. The congresswoman will not be changing her name, Boebert's lawyer said at the hearing. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado carries her grandson next to her lawyer, Annie Le Fleur, in a Colorado court.

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☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert rents an apartment from an executive for Koch-backed group
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is renting an apartment from a top official at a Koch-backed organization. The official, who Insider is not naming for security reasons, has been a senior executive with Koch-linked groups for years. There are no ethics rules or laws that bar members of Congress from renting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups. He added that Boebert was not aware the owners were connected to the Koch-backed group. AdvertisementAdvertisementRenting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups has been an issue for some political figures in the past.

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☆ Boebert's 'Beetlejuice' incident at a Denver theater was beyond embarrassing and voters are sick of it, says her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert's Democratic challenger thinks her "Beetlejuice" incident was embarrassing. Boebert and her date were kicked out of a "Beetlejuice" performance in Denver last week. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe congresswoman's campaign manager initially denied reports that Boebert had been vaping during the performance, but surveillance footage showed Boebert vaping in her seat. "She even lied about her lie," Frisch told Sanders-Townsend on Sunday. I was laughing, I was singing, having a fantastic time," Boebert told the outlet.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's divorce is likely to be finalized next month, and it's unclear if her husband is cooperating
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's divorce will likely be finalized next month. According to the court docket, Boebert and Jayson Boebert have a non-contested hearing scheduled for October 10. The Daily Mail claimed the unnamed patron was a bar owner, whom the tabloid claimed Boebert has been dating for months. Lauren Boebert for CongressMany of the records in Boebert's divorce proceedings are not publicly available. What remains unclear is to what extent if any Jayson Boebert is now cooperating.

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☆ GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert caused a 'disturbance' and was escorted out of a performance of 'Beetlejuice' in Denver
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two patrons had to be escorted out of a performance of 'Beetlejuice' in Denver, local officials said. The officials said that the patrons were vaping and 'causing a disturbance,' per the Denver Post. The Denver Post confirmed that one of those patrons happened to be GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert. It took more than saying her name three times to get disruptive GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert to leave a performance of the "Beetlejuice" musical in Denver. "I can confirm the stunning and salacious rumors: in her personal time, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is indeed a supporter of the performing arts (gasp!)

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☆ Lauren Boebert will face yet another challenger in the GOP primary as Democrats look to flip her Colorado district
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd joins financial advisor Russ Andrews in the 3rd District primary. But Boebert will also have to make it through a Republican primary with a new opponent now in the race. Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd, a former board chair of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, jumped into the GOP primary on Wednesday. "I've decided to enter the race to give Republican primary voters an option and a choice," Hurd told the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. In the Democratic primary, Frisch — a former Aspen city councilman — is joined by Grand Junction Mayor Anna Stout and candidates Debby Burnett, David Karpas, and Adam Withrow.

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☆ FBI Director Christopher Wray, who is a Republican, says it's 'somewhat insane' to suggest he's biased against conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed exasperation that House Republicans would think he's biased against conservatives. A more sympathetic GOP lawmaker expressed hope that Wray wouldn't leave the party after a contentious hearing. Wray also began to snap back, at one point expressing shock that anyone would suggest he's biased against conservatives. The onslaught led Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, to quip that he hoped Wray wouldn't leave the party. The reception illustrates the fury many conservatives hold for the FBI and Wray.

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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene has reportedly been booted from the House Freedom Caucus after calling Lauren Boebert a 'bitch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reportedly been kicked out of the House Freedom Caucus. The vote came shortly after Greene called fellow GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert a "bitch" on the House floor. Historically, the Freedom Caucus has clashed with GOP leaders, most notably former Speaker John Boehner. For her part, Boebert told The Daily Beast that she defended Greene's comments on free speech grounds. A spokesperson for the Freedom Caucus did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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