WASHINGTON — Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., who frequently defied his own party and announced last fall he would not seek re–election, said Tuesday he will resign from Congress at the end of next week, further shrinking the GOP’s already razor-thin majority. “Today I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next […]
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) will retire from Congress next week, he said Tuesday, a stunning announcement that will narrow the House GOP’s razor-thin majority even further. Buck — who has become known for breaking from his party on various issues and criticizing Republicans on election denialism — announced last year that he would depart the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Representative Ken Buck will leave Congress at the end of next week, he said on Tuesday, blaming a “breakdown of civility” in a chamber led by his party’s slim and fractious majority. The earlier-than-planned exit of the 65-year-old Colorado lawmaker will reduce Republicans’ majority in the House of Representatives to 218-213. […]
DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck said Tuesday that he’ll resign next week, narrowing his party’s razor-thin House majority and potentially throwing an obstacle in the way of Rep. Lauren Boebert‘s effort to succeed him. Buck, a staunch conservative who already declined to run for reelection as he became increasingly critical of his party’s […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., is leaving Congress early after announcing his retirement last year, further narrowing Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House that could complicate the GOP’s ability to pass legislation. “Today, I am announcing I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck said in a post on X, formerly […]
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he is not “going to lie” on behalf of the Republican Party when asked why he decided to not seek reelection. Buck, who announced last November that he will not be running for reelection, said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” that while his goals for the country have not changed, […]
I’d like to take Alabama’s Chief Justice Tom Parker out for coffee and talk to him about his recent claim that frozen embryos are children, too. Alabama’s Supreme Court recently and wrongly ruled embryos – in or out of the uterus – are children, and that destroying them is “an affront to God.” I’d share […]
Drivers headed across the Missouri River on Wednesday should plan for delays as crews prepare for the blast planned for Thursday to bring down the north arch of the Buck O’Neil Bridge in the northwest corner of downtown Kansas City. Crews plan intermittent closures on northbound U.S. 169 from Fifth Street to Richards Road between […]
The iconic Buck O’Neil Bridge officially closed Monday, Jan. 31, as traffic was diverted to a new bridge with the same name that will continue to carry traffic over the Missouri River. Opened in 1956, the steel triple-arch bridge was built for $12 million and operated as a toll bridge until 1991. Originally named The […]
It was a buck like he’d never seen. A 15-point with double rows of tines, and the symmetry is remarkable. So much so, Johnathan Fortenberry of Magnolia thought someone was playing a joke on him. However, it wasn’t a joke and Mississippi’s worst weather of the year so far combined with determination put Fortenberry in […]
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Ken Buck (R-Col.) said Thursday that he opposes impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Republicans are planning an impeachment vote against Mayorkas next week over his alleged deliberate refusal to detain and deport migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border. Buck said the border chaos doesn’t amount to a high crime or […]
Traffic will stop crossing the Missouri River over the Buck O’Neil Bridge near downtown Kansas City’s northwest corner on Monday, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced. Between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, crews will shift traffic from the existing bridge to one of the newly built river bridges, said Brooke Rohlfing, a spokesperson for […]