Former Rep. Dan Rostenkowski died today at the age of 82. Rostenkowski was a powerful committee chair, head of the... View Article
Continue readingCharlie Rangel is full of it
If you haven’t caught Rep. Charlie Rangel’s rambling rant–the one where he went the full Traficant–you really should. In it... View Article
Continue readingRangel to Congress: Go get your shine box!
Now that’s what C-SPAN is for! Rep. Charlie Rangel just took to the floor of the House to defend himself... View Article
Continue readingDo the Rangel and Waters trials show that the ethics process has been strengthened?
Chris Van Hollen, the House Democrat’s campaign chief, recently stated that the upcoming ethics trials of Reps. Charlie Rangel and... View Article
Continue readingDon’t dump the Office of Congressional Ethics
So says the New York Times. The independent ethics office created in the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of... View Article
Continue readingWaters to face ethics trial
Late last week the House Ethics Committee revealed that another senior Democrat would face ethics charges. Rep. Maxine Waters, after... View Article
Continue readingReprimand recommended for Rangel by ethics subcommittee
The subcommittee that investigated the allegations against Rep. Charlie Rangel recommended a “reprimand” of the Harlem Democrat to the House... View Article
Continue readingRangel charged on 13 counts
The House Ethics Committee investigative subcommittee that has spent the past eighteen months investigating allegations of ethical impropriety against Rep.... View Article
Continue readingUPDATEx2: Rangel DOES NOT cut a deal
Update 2: Rangel has not cut a deal. Adjudicatory subcommittee ranking member Mike McCaul just stated, “we are in the... View Article
Continue readingRangel and expulsion, part 3
At 1 pm the House Ethics Committee will hold a public meeting to reveal the ethics charges against Rep. Charlie... View Article
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