U.S. Congressman-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.), who been taking heat since admitting to embellishing his resume, sought to explain his actions in a heated television appearance on Dec. 27. In an interview on Fox News with former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, who was filling in for host Tucker Carlson, Santos admitted to having made mistakes, but also…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is under investigation for ethics violations, the House Ethics Committee announced on Dec. 7. The brief announcement said only that “the Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics have jointly decided to extend the matter regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which was transmitted to the Committee by the…

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is under investigation for allegedly asking for an invitation to the Met Gala, which would violate House rules and federal law on solicitation of gifts, according to a congressional ethics watchdog. In a June report (pdf) released on Nov. 21, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said it has “substantial reason…

House Ethics Committee members should investigate whether Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) violated congressional rules against using tax-paid official resources in his re-election campaign, according to a private watchdog group. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a complaint Friday with the committee alleging that at least two of Schrader’s recent campaign advertisements use…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been hit with four additional fines for defying mask rules on the House floor, bringing the total number of financial penalties the lawmaker has received to at least $48,000. The House Ethics Committee said in a statement on Nov. 8 that on four occasions from Sept. 29 through Oct….

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been been hit with four more fines for defying mask rules on the House floor, the House Ethics Committee said on Monday. In a statement, the House Ethics Committee said Greene refused to comply with House rules on four separate incidents over the span of three days in late…

The 10-member panel on the House Ethics Committee voted Thursday to drop the $5,000 fine issued to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), who challenged the report by the Capitol that said she failed to complete a security screening before entering the House building. This is the third time a majority of the evenly split bipartisan panel voted in…

The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is beginning its own probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) following allegations of sexual misconduct. Gaetz has denied the allegations and hired a legal team to fight the charges. “The Committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug…