House lawmakers clamoring for ethics reforms after wave of resignations

The surge of House resignations this month has triggered calls from both parties for a broader overhaul of the ethics process and how the chamber polices its own. While many lawmakers have welcomed the hasty departures of former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), their cases have also stirred up...

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GOP congressman wants to add Arlington and Alexandria back to DC

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) introduced legislation on Wednesday to reincorporate Arlington and Alexandria, two independent jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, into Washington, D.C., hearkening back to a time when the federal district extended west into the neighboring state. The aptly titled Make DC Square Again Act would reverse an 1846 congressional action, known as retrocession, that […]

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Prosecution for Threats to Kill Muslims (and Blacks, Immigrants, and People from India) Can Go to Jury

From U.S. v. Demeo, decided Tuesday by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell (M.D. Fla.); compare the recent "See MAGA, Shoot MAGA"… The post Prosecution for Threats to Kill Muslims (and Blacks, Immigrants, and People from India) Can Go to Jury appeared first on Reason.com.

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