Category: House

Ethics Angle on DeLay Dancing

The Post brings in a Jack Abramoff reference in its article discussing Tom DeLay’s upcoming appearance on Dancing with the Stars. “Once upon a time, Tom DeLay was the powerful Majority Leader, jetting off to St. Andrews [golf course in Scotland] on a private plane with uber lobbyist Jack Abramoff,” said Melanie Sloan, executive director […]

Lawn and Mortgage Issues for Member of Congress

The Times reports that Rep. Laura Richardson is apparently facing an investigation into her ownership of a house. At the heart of the review is a modest three-bedroom home in the Curtis Park district of Sacramento that Ms. Richardson bought shortly after being elected to the State Assembly in 2006, and shortly before being elected […]

Members’ Websites Hacked

House.gov websites were recently hacked and there’s an investigation into how it happened, according to Roll Call. House officials say that the hacker accessed the site by guessing passwords assigned to Member offices by GovTrends, a Web design company that hosts the sites of about 100 Members. Some offices never changed the passwords, which GovTrends […]