Two Republican members of Congress have reportedly called it quits after a relationship that drew considerable attention on Capitol Hill.

U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia and Rep. Beth Van Duyne of Texas are no longer dating, according to TMZ.

Sources described as having direct knowledge of the situation told the outlet that the two House Republicans ended their relationship, although exactly when they separated was not disclosed.

The split was reportedly amicable.

Sources told TMZ there was no bad blood between McCormick and Van Duyne, and the outlet reported that it had not learned what ultimately led to the breakup.

McCormick appeared to confirm that the two remain on good terms when TMZ contacted him for comment.

“I have a great relationship with her and will continue to strive to be the best friend I can be,” McCormick told TMZ when asked for comment.

The reported breakup comes more than two years after the lawmakers publicly confirmed they were dating.

Their relationship first attracted widespread attention in May 2024, shortly after the Daily Mail reported that McCormick had filed for divorce from his wife of 12 years, Dr. Debra Miller.

McCormick filed for divorce on May 3 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

A mutual restraining order was also filed in connection with the divorce, which the Daily Mail reported was standard procedure in divorce cases in the county.

Around the same time, reports emerged about McCormick and Van Duyne spending time together on Capitol Hill.

Colleagues reportedly described seeing the two together, including accounts that they had been spotted holding hands near the House floor and attending a Republican Study Committee lunch.

Van Duyne publicly addressed their relationship on May 17, 2024.

“I’m single. We’re both parents of adult children and empty nesters. We are happily engaged in a relationship and, beyond that, it’s a personal issue,” she said.

A spokesperson for McCormick said at the time that the congressman and Miller had already been separated for “quite some time.”

The spokesperson later confirmed McCormick’s relationship with Van Duyne.

Miller offered a pointed response when the Daily Mail asked whether McCormick’s divorce involved one of his congressional colleagues.

“You should ask Rich and his colleague.”

By April 2025, McCormick was speaking openly about his relationship with Van Duyne.

“So we’ve been dating for a minute, and we have a great relationship,” the congressman told The Mail.

The pair were still being seen publicly together as recently as late July 2026.

McCormick and Van Duyne were spotted walking together after votes when a TMZ reporter approached them and asked whether maintaining a relationship in Washington was difficult.

McCormick responded with a joke.

“Relationships are tricky to begin with, right? But DC makes it easy.”

Now, according to TMZ, that relationship has ended.

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Neither the timing nor the reason for the split has been publicly disclosed, and the sources cited by the outlet said there was no animosity between the two lawmakers.

McCormick’s own response appeared to reinforce that account.

Rather than publicly criticizing Van Duyne after the breakup, the Georgia Republican said he intends to maintain their relationship as friends.

“I have a great relationship with her and will continue to strive to be the best friend I can be,” McCormick said.

Barack and Michelle Obama marked 34 years of marriage with a collection of personal photographs offering a rare look back at more than three decades together.

The former president and first lady celebrated their anniversary on Oct. 3, sharing affectionate messages, wedding photographs, White House memories and more recent moments from their life after Washington.

But one of the simplest images stood out.

Barack and Michelle were photographed barefoot and holding hands as they walked toward the ocean, their shoes left behind as they headed for the water.

Michelle wore a patterned ankle-length cardigan with matching taupe trousers and a gold headband, her hair pulled into a knotted ponytail.

Barack wore a dark jacket, gray trousers and a white baseball cap while carrying a pair of white tennis shoes.

The relaxed beach photograph was a sharp contrast to the formal settings in which Americans became accustomed to seeing the couple during Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House.

Michelle accompanied the anniversary collection with a brief message directly to her husband.

“Love you just keeps getting better and better! Happy anniversary, @BarackObama,” she wrote.

She added, “Here’s to many, many more years of joy, laughter, and memories to come.”

Barack responded with his own anniversary tribute.

“Happy anniversary, @MichelleObama! I’m still the luckiest guy in the world to be with you,” he wrote.

His post included a more recent photograph showing Michelle with her arms wrapped around him as he smiled and looked toward her.

Michelle wore a white dress with an asymmetrical neckline, while Barack appeared in a navy blue suit.

The couple married in Chicago in 1992, long before Barack Obama’s rise from Illinois politics to the presidency.

Their anniversary collection reflected that history without focusing exclusively on their years in the White House.

Black-and-white photographs from their wedding were included alongside pictures from their time in Washington and images taken during the years since Barack left office.

One scene showed the pair slow dancing during a coordinated date night.

Another captured them laughing together at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

The collection also included an image connected to the September 11 memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks.

Together, the photographs traced different stages of a marriage that has unfolded alongside an extraordinary public life.

Their daughters, Malia and Sasha, also spent much of their childhood in the national spotlight as the Obama family occupied the White House.

Malia is now 28 and Sasha is 25, according to the anniversary report.

Michelle has spoken publicly about how family life changed after their daughters grew up and moved out, but the anniversary posts kept the attention squarely on the marriage she and Barack have shared for more than three decades.

Their individual messages struck slightly different notes.

Michelle looked ahead, writing about more years of “joy, laughter, and memories.”

Barack focused on gratitude, calling himself “the luckiest guy in the world.”

The photographs accompanying those messages ranged from some of the biggest moments of their public lives to considerably quieter ones.

And perhaps none captured that contrast more clearly than the beach photograph.

There was no podium, presidential backdrop or formal event.

Just Barack and Michelle Obama, barefoot and holding hands, walking toward the ocean after 34 years of marriage.

The House handed President Donald Trump another legislative victory this week, overwhelmingly approving a measure that would permanently establish a national fraud-enforcement division inside the Department of Justice.

H.R. 9576, the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026, passed in a commanding 352–72 bipartisan vote.

Every Republican who voted supported the legislation.

The final tally included 212 Republican yes votes and zero GOP opposition. Democrats divided, with 139 supporting the bill, 72 voting against it and three abstaining.

One independent also voted for the legislation.

The overwhelming vote advances an effort to make permanent a fraud-enforcement operation the Trump administration already established administratively inside the Justice Department earlier this year.

Republican Rep. Brad Finstad of Minnesota introduced H.R. 9576 on July 2 alongside Kansas Republican Rep. Derek Schmidt.

Republican Reps. Abraham Hamadeh, Harriet Hageman and Michelle Fischbach later joined Schmidt as cosponsors.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally announced the National Fraud Enforcement Division in April as part of the administration’s broader campaign against fraud.

According to the Justice Department, the unit investigates and prosecutes schemes targeting taxpayer dollars, federal programs, businesses, nonprofit organizations and private citizens.

It also coordinates fraud-enforcement efforts with other federal agencies and state, local, tribal and territorial law-enforcement partners.

But the division currently exists through executive-branch action.

H.R. 9576 would change that.

The House-passed legislation would establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division directly under federal law, making it a permanent component of the Department of Justice under the Attorney General’s authority.

It would also establish permanent leadership for the operation through an Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement.

That official would be appointed under existing federal law and designated by the president to lead the fraud-enforcement division.

The Assistant Attorney General would perform duties prescribed by the Attorney General.

The legislation would additionally extend federal political-activity restrictions to employees of the new division, paralleling restrictions covering employees of DOJ’s Criminal Division.

Supporters pointed to the enormous amount of money the federal government potentially loses to fraud each year.

The Government Accountability Office has estimated annual federal fraud losses of between $233 billion and $521 billion.

That estimate, based on fiscal-year 2018 through 2022 data, represented approximately three to seven percent of average federal obligations.

The watchdog has repeatedly called for stronger fraud-risk management, improved analytics and better information sharing across the federal government.

Finstad said fraud investigations in his home state of Minnesota helped demonstrate the need for a permanent federal enforcement operation.

“I’m proud to see my National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 pass in the House today,” Finstad said.

He said the legislation would establish “a permanent framework to strengthen our federal fraud prosecution efforts.”

Schmidt also pointed to the financial cost imposed on taxpayers and government programs.

“Fraud targeting federal programs and taxpayers costs Americans billions,” Schmidt said after the House approved the legislation.

He described the measure as “a commonsense step” toward strengthening the federal government’s ability to investigate and prosecute fraud.

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain argued that inadequate enforcement has allowed fraud schemes to flourish.

“Fraudsters have gotten rich exploiting government programs and weak enforcement for far too long,” McClain said.

McClain added that government should possess “the tools and the determination” to pursue people stealing from taxpayers.

Despite the overwhelming final vote, the legislation didn’t receive unanimous bipartisan support.

Seventy-two Democrats voted against it.

But another 139 Democrats joined every voting Republican to approve the measure, producing a 352-vote coalition and preventing the legislation from becoming a largely party-line affair.

The official House tally does not explain the individual reasons each of the 72 Democrats had for opposing the bill.

The legislation itself is relatively narrow.

It does not establish a new federal crime.

It does not change criminal sentencing rules.

It does not create a separate federal fraud court.

And the House-passed statutory language does not itself appropriate a specific amount of money for the division.

Instead, its central purpose is structural: transforming the Trump administration’s existing National Fraud Enforcement Division into a permanent component of the Justice Department established by federal statute.

The bill also creates its leadership position and applies political-activity restrictions to its employees.

The House has now overwhelmingly approved that framework.

But the legislation isn’t law yet.

H.R. 9576 must still clear the Senate before it can reach President Trump’s desk for his signature.