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Multiple congressional reporters warned on Thursday that the ongoing chaos in the House Republican conference could soon drive a wave of resignations among congressional staff.

This comes as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who previously was on the verge of at least temporarily bowing out of the speaker race after losing two ballots, said that he's going to try for a new vote over the weekend.

"From a GOP staffer in response to the news of weekend votes… 'I see a mass staff exodus from the House if this doesn’t resolve soon. Staff have lives and families too,'" Punchbowl News' Mica Soellner posted on X. Another GOP aide reportedly reacted in fury to this, telling her, “Nobody would even notice if you exited politics... Stop whining about having to do your job. Imagine having a front row seat to history and complaining you didn’t get to go apple picking this weekend.”...

WASHINGTON — The storied Walter Reed Army hospital, where generations of American soldiers came to heal their wounds, will shut down in September, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

BLOIS, France — Thieves stole a rhinoceros head from a museum in France, the latest in a string of raids thought to be fuelled by an international trade, police and museum sources said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it will pay $37,121,463 in salaries for 454 employees in 2011.

Technology experts for the House of Representatives said in a memo Tuesday that House members will now be able to use the free Internet-based phone and videoconferencing service Skype.

Just two weeks before hackers stole millions PlayStation Network and Qriocity user accounts, Sony Corp laid off employees responsible for network security, according to a recently filed lawsuit.