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The Constitution is clear on how the House of Representatives handles the misconduct of its members. Article 1 Section 5 enumerates the power to punish disorderly members with sanctions and expel a House member with a “concurrence of two thirds.” Before the full House votes on punishments for a member, the House ethics subcommittee, known [...]
Today a House ethics subcommittee found Democratic Representative Charlie Rangel guilty of violating several House conduct rules. The House Committee on Standards and Official Conduct convicted the Representative from New York on 11 of 13 separate violations. Read the 13 original charges [.pdf] against the Representative. Rangel, who was first elected to the House in [...]
On Thursday, April 21st, Senator John Ensign (R-NV) announced his resignation from the Senate effective May 3rd, which is only one day before the Senator is scheduled to testify in an investigation … [Read More...]
Over two years after the sudden fallout of the financial markets in late 2008, the government still has not brought a criminal charge against any individual or business for a role in the crisis. Some … [Read More...]
During the 2012 election cycle, individuals can now give $2,500 to each federal candidate, according to a recent announcement from the Federal Election Commission. The individual contribution limit … [Read More...]
With the 2010 congressional elections nearly two months ago, the financial disclosure reports of each candidate's campaign are complete. There were six Republicans and four Democrats among the top 10 … [Read More...]
Perhaps the most influential political moment of 2010, as well as one of the most overlooked moments, came at the beginning of the year, but it is still far from over. Last January, the Supreme Court … [Read More...]
Special-interest groups spent more in 2010 than any previous election cycle. Special interests spent $281.6 million during the 2010 election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In … [Read More...]