Learn more

Over the past several days, members of Congress who have said they plan to retire in 2024 have backtracked on their decisions — and an analyst sees something odd about that. Most recently, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), who said in January he was retiring at the end of his term, decided he will run for reelection after all. He said he’d been urged to reconsider by Republicans including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and former President Donald Trump. MSNBC producer Steve Benen wrote in a column Friday that it is unusual for a member to proclaim they’re not running for reelection and then retract that s…

cuu