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Taxpayers spent more than $500,000 on House sexual harassment payouts

Taxpayers footed the bill for more than half a million dollars in sexual harassment settlements involving members of the House, according to estimates released Thursday by the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. While the document, which totals seven pages, does not contain any bombshell revelations, it offers a snapshot of…

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MAGA rep censured by House over ‘outlandish and disturbing’ conduct with female staffers

The House has censured Rep. Chuck Edwards after an Ethics Committee investigation concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office

The Independent UK

Rep. Chuck Edwards censured by House after harassment probe

House members on Tuesday censured Rep. Chuck Edwards for sexual harassment of two former staffers, even as he insisted that poetry he wrote and gifts he gave were not intended to be romantic. They voted overwhelmingly, 413-2, to censure Edwards and adopt a report from the Ethics Committee detailing “persistent…

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US Congressman Jimmy Gomez Accused of Sexual Assault as Capitol Hill Faces Fresh Misconduct Probe

US Rep. Jimmy Gomez is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee following allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. He denies the claims, asserting the interactions were consensual.

International Business Times UK

U.S. House Ethics Committee is investigating GOP Rep. Lance Gooden

The panel did not say why it was looking into the Terrell Republican, noting only that the matter was referred last month by the Office of Congressional Conduct.

The Texas Tribune

Thomas Massie Resolution: House Votes To Expose Lawmakers In Sexual Misconduct Settlements

The US House of Representatives voted 420-0 for a resolution demanding transparency on taxpayer-funded sexual misconduct settlements, aiming to restore public trust and accountability in Congress.

International Business Times UK

Packwood, former senator who resigned amid sex scandal, dead at 93

Former Sen. Bob Packwood, whose immense political influence was marred by a major sexual misconduct scandal, died Saturday at the age of 93. The Oregon Republican served nearly 27 years in the Senate, but resigned in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Committee voted to recommend expelling him for sexual misconduct,…

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MAGA women trigger House ethics investigation into GOP lawmaker as he says he welcomes ‘any investigation’

“There needs to be consequences for your actions.”

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GOP Rep. Facing Ethics Committee Investigation Partly Over Conduct Toward Female Staffers: Report

Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards is facing an investigation from the House Ethics Committee partly over his conduct toward female staffers, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Another Lawmaker Is Under Investigation By The House Ethics Committee: Report

Rep. Chuck Edwards has become the latest lawmaker to be under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Report sexual misconduct? It’s not that simple, staffers say

Almost a decade after a workplace harassment overhaul on Capitol Hill, staffers aren’t fully comfortable reporting misconduct — that is, if they even know where to turn, a range of lawmakers and aides told Roll Call. Congress should finish the job it started during the #MeToo era, several said, especially…

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President Trump, Gianni Infantino Face Official Complaint From World Cup Nation

The FIFA Peace Prize awarded to President Trump during last year’s World Cup draw has inspired a fierce backlash.

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick held onto her seat until 50 years and a $5M verdict pried her fingers off one by one

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress just minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to decide whether to expel her. The Florida Democrat stepped down after the committee found she committed 25 ethics violations, including breaking campaign finance laws by funneling disaster relief money into her own election campaign.

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Rep. Cory Mills Says He Won't Resign Despite Misconduct Allegations And Resignation Of Colleagues

Republican Rep. Cory Mills said he won't resign from Congress despite allegations of misconduct and an ongoing investigation by the House Ethics Committee, as well as recent resignations from colleagues facing similar accusations.

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Axios

Cherfilus-McCormick resignation makes some Democrats regret vote to expel George Santos

"I think we have gone a little too far," one House Democrat told Axios.

International Business Times

Embattled Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns From Congress Ahead Of Expulsion Vote

Embattled Rep. Shella Cherfilus-McCormick announced on Tuesday that she is resigning from Congress effectively immediately ahead of an expulsion vote in the Lower House.

Axios

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress

Lawmakers were preparing to vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress this week.

Roll Call

Cherfilus-McCormick resigns minutes before sanctions hearing

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick announced her resignation from Congress Tuesday, minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider what punishment she should face for numerous ethics violations. With the Florida Democrat’s resignation, the Ethics Committee loses jurisdiction over her case and how she handled money flowing to her congressional…

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Johnson willing to ‘lead’ push for sexual misconduct overhauls

As revelations of sexual misconduct continue to ripple through Congress, calls for change are dominating the halls — so much so that Speaker Mike Johnson said he’d lead the cause himself. “We are looking at every potential avenue to tighten up the rules and make sure that women have an…

The Independent UK

Embattled congresswoman resigns to avoid ethics panel sanctions and ‘political games’

Only six members of the House have been expelled

Axios

House barrels toward rare double expulsion votes

Two Florida lawmakers could become the 7th and 8th members to be expelled from Congress.

Roll Call

Ethics in spotlight again ahead of Cherfilus-McCormick hearing

Ethics violations will take center stage in the House for the second week in a row, as a push to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick comes to a head. Only six lawmakers have ever been expelled from the House, and prior to the expulsion of former Rep. George Santos in December…

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Accountability push turns to Cherfilus-McCormick, Mills

With two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct gone, lawmakers are trying to add two more members accused of other ethics violations — Florida Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills — to the chopping block. Calls for the two to resign are not spread equally. Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat accused of using…

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‘We can’t wait forever’: Ethics Committee under scrutiny

The resignation of two lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct has drawn renewed scrutiny of the House Ethics Committee. The 10-member committee, which is composed of five Republicans and five Democrats, had announced investigations of Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, when they resigned. The committee, which is considered…

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In Congress, ‘see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil’

Two congressmen whose staff members accused them of sexual misconduct resigned Tuesday, leaving calls for reform and accountability in their wake. Now, House veterans and victim advocates warn the departure of Reps. Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas won’t — and shouldn’t — be the end of Congress’s…

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