Narrow margins and tough political headwinds force a prominent House GOP lawmaker to stay put

Narrow margins and tough political headwinds force a prominent House GOP lawmaker to stay put


Hours before the NBA’s recent trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to swap players Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, and a future first-round draft pick to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for center Mark Williams. However, the Feb. 6 trade was rescinded two days later after Williams failed his physical with the Lakers.

By that point, Knecht, a promising 6-foot-6 rookie, had already been introduced in Charlotte and was even suiting up ahead of his Hornets debut in Detroit when the trade got voided. Knecht had to return to the Lakers, creating an awkward situation, to put it mildly.

A political void trade of sorts played out dramatically on March 27, when President Donald Trump rescinded Rep. Elise Stefanik‘s (R-NY) nomination to be U.S. ambassador to

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