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House Republicans move ahead with effort to oust Omar from panel

The U.S. House is set to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution to remove Democrat Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee as Speaker Kevin McCarthy persuaded at least two Republican holdouts to support the move.

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House GOP prepares vote to remove Omar from committee after McCarthy finds escape hatch

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

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Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office

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

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McCarthy names GOP members to House Ethics Committee - Roll Call

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

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Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office

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

The Independent UK

McCarthy says Santos can be removed, but only for crimes

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.

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McCarthy names Michael Guest to lead Ethics panel as George Santos questions loom - Roll Call

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

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Editorial: Rep. George Santos is another embarrassment for the GOP. How much is enough?

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.

Los Angeles Times

Are voters stuck with George Santos?

The newly elected fabulist's web of lies won't necessarily get him ejected, but it raises ethical concerns

Salon

Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election

There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly elected apparent fabulist U.S. Rep. George Santos from Congress following revelations he fabricated his background and other details of his life.

The Conversation

All the GOP lawmakers who have called for George Santos' ouster

More than a dozen House and Senate Republicans have said Santos should resign or be expelled.

Axios

Santos probe sought by Democrats over House ethics

The House Ethics Committee has been asked to investigate Rep. George Santos

The Independent UK

Thirty-four of 54 North Carolina House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 69-51 majority heading into the election.

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Jan. 6 committee refers Kevin McCarthy to ethics panel for dodging subpoenas

But Republicans on the panel can block consideration of the referral.

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Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee

WASHINGTON — A House select committee could take a rare step and vote Monday to refer fellow members of Congress for ethics investigations, as it wraps up a nearly 18-month investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee - Roll Call

A House select committee could take a rare step and vote Monday to refer fellow members of Congress for ethics investigations.

The Independent UK

AOC ‘confident’ that issue at centre of House Ethics Committee investigation will be dismissed

Right-wing group complained about congresswoman’s appearance at 2021 Met Gala

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House Ethics Committee says Rep. Madison Cawthorn ‘improperly promoted’ cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee found that outgoing Rep. Madison Cawthorn “improperly promoted” a cryptocurrency in which he had a financial interest in violation of House conflict of interest rules, according to an 81-page report released Tuesday on the North Carolina Republican.

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House Ethics: Cawthorn 'improperly promoted' cryptocurrency - Roll Call

The House Ethics Committee says Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., promoted a cryptocurrency in which he had an interest.

The Guardian - US

Fifa backs executives after failure to tell players about sexually abusive coach

Victor Montagliani and Peter Montopoli were at Canada Soccer when the organization failed to tell players the real reason why now-convicted sex offender Bob Birada left in 2008

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House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions

WASHINGTON — A House select committee revealed Thursday that “multiple” Republican members of Congress had requested pardons from former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — but only named one of them.

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House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions - Roll Call

Cheney’s accusation opened up questions about pardons and how laws and ethical rules will apply to lawmakers after the panel investigation.

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‘Substantial reason to believe’ Reps. Fallon and Rutherford violated STOCK Act, ethics office finds

WASHINGTON — There is “substantial reason to believe” Reps. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, and John Rutherford, R-Fla., both violated the STOCK Act by failing to properly report their stock trades, according to reports by the Office of Congressional Ethics.

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'Substantial reason to believe' Reps. Fallon and Rutherford violated STOCK Act, ethics office finds - Roll Call

There is a “substantial reason to believe” Reps. Pat Fallon and John Rutherford both violated the STOCK Act, according to the OCE.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral allies oppose suspending rules to allow vote on revised City Council map proposal

Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack and Ethics Committee Chair Michele Smith launched a pre-emptive strike, hoping to head off a vote on a new ward map Wednesday — a vote that could aid an eleventh-hour switch by the Latino Caucus and CHANGE Illinois.

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