Charles Rangel Creates Legal Defense Fund as More Battles Loom
In creating the Charles B. Rangel Legal Expense Trust, the recently censured congressman implied he expects further legal challenges from the National Legal Policy Committee, which is investigating him. Permalink | Email this | ...
David Broder Is Not the Dean of Me (And I Do Not Cry for Charlie Rangel)
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Charlie Rangel Censured by the House, 333 to 79
Filed under: House, Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Scandal, Investigations, The Capitolist, Congress, EthicsSeveral House members pleaded for the lesser punishment of reprimand, but in the end members agreed to the second-most severe penalty short of expulsi...
Maxine Waters Demands Her Ethics Trial Be Held Before Year’s End
Waters says she is being denied due process and that she deserves to have the charges against her "resolved immediately." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Charlie Rangel
Filed under: House, The Capitolist, Congress, EthicsThe recommendation will be sent to the full House, which will vote on Rangel's fate. The New York congressman released a statement: "To my beloved colleagues, my constituents and the American people, ...
Charlie Rangel found guilty of ethics violations
Via TPM:
The ethics committee has found that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) violated ethics rules.
The committee ruled that Rangel is guilty on 11 counts. Rangel had been accused of 13 violations. On one, the committee ruled, he had not committed a violation. The committee dismissed another charge, rolling it into...
Charlie Rangel Found Guilty on 11 Counts of Ethics Violations
Filed under: Democrats, The Capitolist, EthicsA House ethics subcommittee found the longtime New York congressman guilty "by clear and convincing evidence," Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chairman of the panel, announced Tuesday. Permalink | Email th...
John Boehner: Rangel, Waters Should Face Ethics Trials Before Election
Filed under: Republicans, The Capitolist, 2010 Elections, EthicsThe minority leader and other Republicans say the House Ethics Committee should "stop stalling and complete these trials" of the Democratic lawmakers before voters go to the polls on Nov. ...
Washington in 60 Seconds: Davids Meet Goliath in Politics Today
Filed under: The CapitolistIn primary elections today, Christine O'Donnell faces Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware, Reshma Saujani challenges Carolyn Maloney in New York and Adrian Fenty and Charlie Rangel try to keep their jobs in Washington and New York, ...
Congress Returns to Washington With Everything on the Line
Filed under: The Capitolist, 2010 ElectionsAfter a five-week recess in their home states and districts, members of the House and Senate return to Washington with a long list of items to tackle. Permalink | Email this | Linking&...
Charlie Rangel Charged With 13 Violations of House Rules
Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Investigations, The Capitolist, Congress, EthicsThe allegations include using public resources for personal gain, omitting hundreds of thousands of dollars on financial disclosure forms, and violating the Hou...
Top Republican Says No Deal for Charlie Rangel in Ethics Scandal
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