The investigation of the Office of Congressional Ethics into the connection between fundraising and lesgislative action got some coverage in Charlotte and the story is here. U.S. Rep. Mel Watt is among eight Republican and Democratic lawmakers under scrutiny by a congressional ethics office for fundraising that took place near the time of a key […]
Day: July 16, 2010
Legal and ethics stories from around the Hill
A few stories from this morning on House and Senate ethics-related issues: Politico follows a WSJ report about Countrywide loans to Senate employees here. Roll Call reports on former Rep. Massa’s payment of legal fees here and Rep. Rangel’s payments here. UPDATE: 7/16/10, 7:45 p.m.: More reports on legal bills paid for by campaigns: Meeks, […]
Earthquake hits Washington (literally)
What at first I thought was some distant thunder was indeed an earthquake this morning! The Post covers the story here. The Times has the story here.