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@alexbruesewitz STATEMENT ON MIKE GALLAGHER QUITTING CONGRESS: @RepGallagher was considered by many as a rising star in the GOP. But instead of embracing the MAGA movement, he decided to betray the grassroots and protect the swamp. Mike is now quitting congress because he knows he would face an embarrassing defeat in the upcoming primary. His vote to protect Alejandro Mayorkas was a foolish, career ending mistake. He claims that he voted against the Mayorkas impeachment out of principle, but that’s just not the truth. As reported by the Heritage Foundation’s @MHowellTweets, Gallagher was potentially involved in a horse trading agreement...

Congressman Mike Gallagher, who was one of the Republicans that voted against the impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, has announced he will not be running for re-election in 2024

Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher is facing intense criticism from Republicans in his district and around the state following his vote this week against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — with some on the right flank of his party calling for a primary challenge. Gallagher joined three other House Republicans and every Democrat Tuesday evening in voting against impeaching Mayorkas for his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. He argued that Mayorkas' performance has been a "disgrace" but that Mayorkas' actions have not risen to the level of crimes necessary for impeachment. He warned that impeaching a cabinet official could set...

(CNSNews.com) - House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan said on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives would not take up the immigration bill that was approved by the Senate, but would instead take a "step-by-step approach" in which illegal aliens would go "on probation" before they were eventually allowed to "get a green card." "So what we're going to do is take a step-by-step approach to get immigration right, not a big massive bill, but separate bills so people know what's in these bills," said Ryan. "We don't have control of our border," said Ryan....