Former North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn has reportedly left Congress without passing on constituent requests and casework initiated during his tenure to his successor, Rep. Chuck Edwards. Edwards, a Republican, ousted Cawthorn from his seat in a primary challenge following a series of scandals that wreaked havoc on Cawthorn’s public …
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L ET IT BE known that Michael Fanone does not in any way, shape, or form want to visit the U.S. Capitol. “It’s so fucking lame,” he tells me on the phone one August night as we’re discussing what we should do over the next few days together. What he …
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Madison Cawthorn has lost the Republican primary to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, all but ensuring the 26-year-old’s career in the House of Representatives is over after two erratic years riddled with controversy. Cawthorn conceded the race to State Sen. Chuck Edwards on Tuesday night. The Associated Press confirmed …
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One day before voters in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District head to the polls in a crowded GOP primary, former President Donald Trump reiterated his support for scandal-ridden incumbent Madison Cawthorn. The show of support comes a week after Rolling Stone reported that Trump has been “totally weirded out” by …
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Madison Cawthorn apparently has a thing for donning lingerie. Politico obtained photos that appear to show Cawthorn partying in racy attire and wearing hoop earrings. Have a look: Politico could not independently verify the photos, but notes that they are a screenshot of original images provided by a person formerly …
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Though Madison Cawthorn wasn’t the focus of this week’s episode, John Oliver couldn’t resist spending a few minutes discussing the North Carolina representative, what with him being in the news for saying on a podcast that he’d been invited to cocaine-fueled orgies by other lawmakers, statements that very much annoyed …
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) said on a podcast earlier this week that fellow lawmakers have invited him to orgies and done cocaine in front of him. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) wants to have a word with him about it, Politico reported on Tuesday. Multiple Republicans aired their grievances …
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Ukraine is in the throes of fighting off an invasion from Russia and Vladimir Putin, one that has resulted in thousands of lives lost and, on Wednesday, the bombing of a Ukrainian maternity hospital. Democrats and Republicans in the United States have found rare common ground in standing behind Ukraine …
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