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Sen. Pat Roberts will not run for reelection in 2020.The 82-year-old Kansas Republican, who has served in the Senate since 1997, made the announcement Friday in Topeka, Kansas. I will serve the remainder of this term as your senator, fighting for Kansas in these troubled times. However, I will not be a candidate in 2020 for a fift stanley quencher h Senate term, Roberts announced. Shortly before the announcement, a GOP consultant said Roberts hadn t yet talked to anyone about possible replacements, CBS News correspondent Ed O Keefe reports. Roberts was in a meeting with the entire 2020 class before Christmas break in which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged everyone who was considering stepping aw stanley flask ay from the Senate to make a decision as early as possible. There i stanley cup s heavy interest in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo taking a look at the job if Roberts decides he doesn t want to run, but it s unclear if Pompeo would even want to leave his high-profile role in the Trump administration for the Senate.Fellow Senate Republicans immediately reacted to news of his retirement. I m sorry 2 hear my good friend Sen Roberts is retiring bc he is the BIGGEST advocate for American agriculture in the US Senate + the Marines will b losing their best friend in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tweeted. He s served the ppl of Kansas well. More from CBS News Rbhw Challenges Mount in Moving Gitmo Prisoners
An unamed source told The Palm Beach Post Tuesday nightthat the FBI will investigate embattled Rep. Tim Mahoney to see if the lawmaker used campaign funds to pay off a mistress. FBI agents Tuesday reached out to several major players in the sex scandal that has ensnared Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, the paper reported. The source told the paper that late Tuesday thatthe head of the anti-corruption unit of the FBIrsquo West Palm Beach branch spoke with the lawyer of Mahoneyrsquo alleged ex-mistress, Patricia Allen. stanley italia I can guarantee you that the FBI will bring in a half dozen people, former staffers of Mahoney, friends of his, a source told the paper. stanley termoska Both Mahoneyrsquo spokesman and Allenrsquo lawyer declined to comment on the story. stanley tumbler ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a0b6c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c8a0b6c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a0b6c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
Sen. Pat Roberts will not run for reelection in 2020.The 82-year-old Kansas Republican, who has served in the Senate since 1997, made the announcement Friday in Topeka, Kansas. I will serve the remainder of this term as your senator, fighting for Kansas in these troubled times. However, I will not be a candidate in 2020 for a fift stanley quencher h Senate term, Roberts announced. Shortly before the announcement, a GOP consultant said Roberts hadn t yet talked to anyone about possible replacements, CBS News correspondent Ed O Keefe reports. Roberts was in a meeting with the entire 2020 class before Christmas break in which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged everyone who was considering stepping aw stanley flask ay from the Senate to make a decision as early as possible. There i stanley cup s heavy interest in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo taking a look at the job if Roberts decides he doesn t want to run, but it s unclear if Pompeo would even want to leave his high-profile role in the Trump administration for the Senate.Fellow Senate Republicans immediately reacted to news of his retirement. I m sorry 2 hear my good friend Sen Roberts is retiring bc he is the BIGGEST advocate for American agriculture in the US Senate + the Marines will b losing their best friend in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa tweeted. He s served the ppl of Kansas well. More from CBS News Rbhw Challenges Mount in Moving Gitmo Prisoners
An unamed source told The Palm Beach Post Tuesday nightthat the FBI will investigate embattled Rep. Tim Mahoney to see if the lawmaker used campaign funds to pay off a mistress. FBI agents Tuesday reached out to several major players in the sex scandal that has ensnared Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, the paper reported. The source told the paper that late Tuesday thatthe head of the anti-corruption unit of the FBIrsquo West Palm Beach branch spoke with the lawyer of Mahoneyrsquo alleged ex-mistress, Patricia Allen. stanley italia I can guarantee you that the FBI will bring in a half dozen people, former staffers of Mahoney, friends of his, a source told the paper. stanley termoska Both Mahoneyrsquo spokesman and Allenrsquo lawyer declined to comment on the story. stanley tumbler ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a0b6c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c8a0b6c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c8a0b6c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
