wdlindsy , Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, and Haley Talbot report on the exodus of Republicans from the US House. 23 have announced they will not seek re-election or resigned, including five committee chairs.
They're fed up with the dysfunction in their party and with the way the hard-right wing now calls the shots, bullying everyone else. Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado says, “They’ve signed up to do serious things. And we’re not doing serious things.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/politics/republicans-retiring-house/index.html