Democrat congressman dies amid age concerns

A longtime Democrat congressman from Georgia has passed away.Rep. David Scott died on Wednesday at the age of 80, his office confirmed, according to the New York Post. The South Carolina native was first elected to the Georgia Assembly in 1974, to the state Senate in 1982, and then to Congress in 2002.Scott is the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die since they took office in January 2025.During his re-election campaign in 2024, some Democrats called on Scott to step aside and make way for...