Rep. Walter Jones, GOP rebel and Iraq war critic, dies at age 76

(The Hill) - Longtime Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), who came to Congress in the Republican revolution of 1994 and later became an independent voice and critic of the war in Iraq, died Sunday at the age of 76. Jones, who hadn’t voted since September because of illness, entered hospice care in January after breaking his hip.A special election will be held later this year to fill his seat. He was best known as a critic of the U.S. war in Iraq, a military engagement he initially championed. Read More