Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden hit with ethics complaint
Van Orden has a history of verbal insults and outbursts.
By Jesse Valentine - January 30, 2024Van Orden has a history of verbal insults and outbursts.
By Jesse Valentine - January 30, 2024Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Justice Clarence Thomas are all facing questions about their financial disclosures.
By Josh Israel - May 01, 2023The House Ethics Committee found that the outgoing North Carolina Congressman improperly benefited by purchasing ‘Lets Go Brandon’ cryptocurrency at a lower price than the average value.
By Nick Vachon - December 07, 2022Nevada Republican gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo sent messages to campaign consultants using his official government email account.
By Emily Singer - October 25, 2022The Wisconsin Republican has used his official website and social media accounts to smear his Democratic opponent.
By Josh Israel - September 29, 2022Donald Trump had appointed both Senate hopefuls to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition before he left office.
By Josh Israel - March 24, 2022Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, and the National Republican Congressional Committee apparently all think the disgraced former Interior secretary should be back in Congress.
By Josh Israel - February 16, 2022Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) appears taking a page from former President Donald Trump’s legal playbook.
By Josh Israel - February 07, 2022Republican incumbents in the House have been investigated for allegedly lying to the FBI, using campaign funds to pay for vacations, bullying staff, and sex trafficking.
By Josh Israel - January 13, 2022Braun’s 2018 Senate campaign took more than $8.5 million in ‘apparent prohibited loans,’ a recent Federal Election Commission audit found.
By Josh Israel - November 11, 2021The National Republican Congressional Committee’s ‘Young Guns’ include an ethically challenged former Trump Cabinet member and Proud Boys defenders.
By Josh Israel - November 11, 2021Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is reportedly still being investigated over allegations of sex trafficking a minor.
By Josh Israel - September 02, 2021The Office of Congressional Ethics determined Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) likely broke campaign finance rules.
By Josh Israel - August 25, 2021Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) appears to have waited until after his November 2020 reelection to report the trades.
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2021Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for reelection as ‘conservative, stalwart leader with a deep passion and respect for our U.S. Constitution.’
By Josh Israel - July 12, 2021Democratic leaders expected Tuesday’s vote, and their efforts to pass the bill will continue.
By Associated Press - June 23, 2021Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) spent more than $61,000 on payments to a Mississippi-based law firm.
By Josh Israel - June 17, 2021Scandal-plagued Republican Ken Paxton says challenger George P. Bush doesn’t have the ‘legal skills’ to be attorney general.
By Josh Israel - May 18, 2021Meanwhile, the House minority leader is trying to remove Liz Cheney from her leadership role for not lying enough.
By Josh Israel - May 11, 2021The Pentagon’s acting inspector general said Rep. Ronny Jackson drank on the job and abused his staff when he worked in the White House.
By Josh Israel - March 04, 2021Mexico never paid for that wall, for one.
By Josh Israel - December 27, 2020Trump and his White House have provided ample grounds for concern that they will destroy important records.
By Amy Lieu - December 02, 2020The Supreme Court says that ‘acceptance’ of a pardon is tantamount to a ‘confession.’
By Josh Israel - November 25, 2020The Republican senator from Georgia asked for campaign contributions during an interview in the U.S. Capitol building.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2020An ethics complaint says Sen. Lindsey Graham tried to get legally ballots thrown out to flip the election for Donald Trump.
By Oliver Willis - November 19, 2020The complaint says Graham’s contact with the Georgia secretary of state brought ‘discredit and dishonor’ on the Senate.
By Josh Israel - November 18, 2020Donald Trump is contemplating moving the event out of his hotel in Washington, D.C.
By Emily Singer - October 30, 2020Trump can’t help himself when it comes to gutting protections for federal workers.
By Tana Ganeva - October 23, 2020The Federal Election Commission says it appears Sen. Lindsey Graham’s campaign took excessive contributions and failed to make required disclosure filings.
By Josh Israel - October 01, 2020The complaint alleges that a Republican Jewish Coalition ad was an illegal contribution to Collins’ campaign.
By Emily Singer - September 16, 2020