
Democratic Rep. Alan Lowenthal announces he will not seek reelection in 2022
CNN
Democratic Rep. Alan Lowenthal of California announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2022, joining a number of high-profile and long-serving lawmakers who plan to leave Capitol Hill after this term.
"It is time to pass the baton," Lowenthal, who has served nearly 10 years in Congress, said in a statement. "It is time to rest and surround myself with the benefits of a life well lived and earned honorably in the service of my fellow citizens."
Lowenthal, 80, is one of a more than a dozen House Democrats to announce their retirement ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, when their party faces a tough fight to try and hold onto their slim majority in the chamber.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











