Elijah Cummings mourned by Republicans as friend, statesman

WASHINGTON — "Heartbroken."

That's how North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, one of the most conservative members of the House, reacted Thursday to the death of Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, a progressive Democrat who chaired the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee. "I will miss him dearly," he said.

Meadows was ...