The Latest Breaking News from Ethics Committee

After months of scandal and controversy, the House has opened a formal probe to determine whether New York Rep. George Santos broke the law while lying to voters.

The House Ethics Committee published findings Thursday from a review of allegations related to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Met Gala.

Republicans added language saying members can appeal their removals from committees.

The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say

New York Rep. Andrew Garbarino, whose Long Island district abuts that of embattled Rep. George Santos, will serve on the panel.

The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said George Santos, the embattled freshman representative from New York, could be removed from office if the chamber’s Ethics Committee determined that he had broken the law — but not until then.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has named Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest to lead the Ethics Committee as questions about Rep. George Santos linger.

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., quickly became a global punchline when his multiple, contradictory misrepresentations of his background were revealed after he was elected in November. But there’s nothing funny about Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to call on Santos to resign, as a few other Republicans have.