GOP Lawmaker Resigns From Congress To Take Mystery Job
Tennessee Rep. Mark Green has formally stepped down from Congress, announcing he is leaving Capitol Hill to take on an undisclosed new role—one he says is aimed at countering Communist China. His departure narrows the already razor-thin Republican majority just a year before the 2026 midterm elections, heightening the stakes as President Donald J. Trump continues to push his agenda through a fractured Congress.
“It’s with a heavy heart that I say farewell,” Green said in a statement. “To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington.”
Green added that while he couldn’t share specifics, his new effort will be “specifically designed to help America compete against the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], but this time in business.”
Though he declined further details, Notus reported that shortly after announcing his plans to leave office, Green was pitching potential business ventures in Guyana to lobbyists.
Green’s departure is particularly notable given his role as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee. Under his leadership, the committee was central in crafting the border-security provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House just last week—a major victory for President Trump’s second-term immigration agenda.
Last year, Green also made headlines when marital disputes spilled into the press. His wife filed for divorce and initially alleged he had an affair with a woman at Axios. She later walked that back, telling Politico:
“I want to correct the record, because I misidentified someone in that message. My husband has never had a relationship with a reporter from Axios, and I regret having said that.”
Green, a retired U.S. Army officer, had previously said he wouldn’t seek reelection in 2024 before reversing that decision weeks later.
Green’s resignation comes as the Democratic National Committee scrambles to stay afloat financially ahead of the midterms.
Politico reported Thursday that the DNC has taken out a massive $15 million loan, according to a recent Federal Election Commission filing.
“The national party committee framed the line of credit as an early investment to boost its candidates in New Jersey and Virginia earlier this month, and help build up state parties ahead of next year’s midterms,” the outlet wrote. “But the need for a loan still puts the DNC in sharp contrast with its GOP counterpart, the Republican National Committee, which was sitting on $86 million at the end of September.”
Politico added that the DNC has taken out loans before—just not this early and not this large.
Much of the party’s recent cash burn stems from the disastrous 2024 presidential campaign of former Vice President Kamala Harris, whose operation spent more than $1.5 billion before losing resoundingly to President Donald Trump. In 2025 alone, the DNC reportedly spent another $15 million to cover leftover Harris expenses.
President Trump, by contrast, spent the summer touting the Republican Party’s strong financial standing—something reflected in the RNC’s massive cash reserves.
The crisis isn’t contained to the national party. Top Democrats are facing individual fundraising wipeouts.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s fundraising has “slowed to a near standstill,” according to Conservative Brief, prompting insiders to speculate that he could face a serious 2026 primary challenge from fellow New Yorker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
According to FEC filings, Schumer raised just $133,000 last quarter—far below his usual multimillion-dollar hauls and less than half of what he raised during the same quarter of his last election cycle, The New York Post reported.
Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez brought in a staggering $4.5 million for her House reelection campaign during the same period. She has repeatedly refused to rule out a Senate campaign—or even a future presidential run—fueling new concerns among Democrats that she may be positioning herself to topple Schumer.