Associated PressAssociated Press
FILE - Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, speaks on Feb. 20, 2017, in San Juan, Texas. Vela said Thursday, March 24, 2022, he will soon leave office for a job in the private sector rather than finish what was already his final term in Congress. (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP, File)

The Democrat from Texas said he will leave office for a job in the private sector rather than finish his term in Congress.

The five-term South Texas congressman confirmed he was taking a job with Akin Gump, a law and lobbying firm. He has not yet decided the day of his last day in office.

He said he was ready to move on.

The plans to resign early were first reported by Punchbowl News.

Thirty other House Democrats are not seeking reelection, leaving their party in danger of losing its majority in the upcoming elections. The House Republicans are retiring.

Abbott will have to call a special election to fill the remaining months of the term.

  • In nearly 19 hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson made it clear that her style is an asset to judicial credibility.

  • According to a new poll, registered voters are evenly split on which political party they would vote for in the next congressional elections.

  • Few know that Amazon has millions of Prime subscribers.

  • Chris Stewart has received more contributions from oil and gas companies than any other industry during his decade in office.

  • In recent years, airlines have been carving their offerings into ever narrower niches, embracing an a-la-carte pricing model to get customers to spend more.

  • Georgia was Donald Trump's smallest loss in 2020, and it is his biggest target in the years to come.

  • The zero-cost solar program has no hidden charges and you can qualify now.

  • There are a few things that the players want to see in free agency.

  • According to Julie Hyman of Yahoo Finance Live, the U.S. has made a deal with the EU to replace Russian gas imports.

  • The deleted scene between Batman and the Joker was promised by the Batman director. He finally delivered it. Warner Bros. used their YouTube channel to reveal a deleted scene from The Dark Knight Rises where the Dark Knight goes to Arkham in order to find out more about the Riddler. The greatest enemy of Batman will be the Joker, played by Barry Keoghan in The Eternals. It was shot in the middle of the night.

  • James Fridman takes people's requests online and then produces something that's a little too real.

  • Attorneys for a former Georgia prosecutor charged with misconduct in the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery's killing say she never tried to discourage police from making arrests.

  • The new endorsements include Summer Lee for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, as well as the 1st Congressional District in North Carolina.

  • A man who shot two people in a day will be in prison for the rest of his life.

  • We now know that many of the beliefs we've been told are not true.

  • The 1992 F1 World Champion is selling three other quirky open wheelers if you can't afford Williams.

  • Should single- family housing be allowed in Rhode Island?

  • Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank and Reacher star Alan Ritchson have signed on to star in a film called Ordinary Angels, which will be distributed by Lionsgate. The incredible true story of a struggling hairdresser is the inspiration for the pic.

  • AdTheDaddest
    • Why this Ad?
    • Go ad-free*

    Some of the best company responses will be seen on social media.

  • Simple marijuana charges and convictions would be removed from public background records if a violation happened in the last 5 years.

  • Madeleine Albright had a meeting with Vladimir Putin and was concerned that he would try to regain lands lost to the USSR.

  • The first European event of the BKFC will be on July 9.

  • AdAmazon.com
    • Why this Ad?
    • Go ad-free*
  • Adam Scott made the most of his return to Match Play with a 3-and-2 victory over Jordan Spieth.

  • Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader, predicted on Thursday that Republicans will win control of the House in the fall.

  • The number of veterans being dismissed from the program was much higher than officials anticipated.