congressman

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During a hearing this month, Elbridge Colby, a top-ranking Defense Department official, claimed not to recognize his own past quotes when a Democratic congressman read them aloud.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

The department’s inspector general, Anthony D’Esposito, a former Long Island congressman, has been expanding his office’s probe into the allegations and already multiple top aides have stepped down.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The Republican congressman is backing San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond to replace him, they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In the 1990s, Marcos became a provincial governor, congressman and senator, before running and winning the presidential race in 2022 after striking a deal with the Dutertes and making Sara his vice-president.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

And longtime congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights activist and moving spirit of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, denounced the ruling as a major blow to minorities in the United States.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman