A former Missouri lawmaker who was censured over sexual misconduct allegations has won a court case to recoup thousands of dollars seized from his salary as a penalty.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, introduced the resolution, accusing Rep. Cory Mills, R-New Smyrna Beach, of sexual misconduct, profiting off federal contracts, and of stolen valor. She wants him expelled from Congress.
Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned, doing so just moments before the start of a hearing that could have led to a recommendation that she be expelled from Congress.
Multiple scandals led to Congressional resignations Monday, reviving questions about the futures of two Florida representatives facing their own investigations, including Central Florida Rep. Cory Mills, R-New Smyrna Beach. Here's what we know about the allegations against him.
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire from Congress amid bipartisan calls to expel him.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault accusations that he continues to deny.
A gun-rights YouTuber in Texas who goes by the “AK Guy” on social media has a clear path to the GOP nomination for Congress after Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales ended his reelection campaign over revelations of an affair.
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was forced into a primary runoff with his GOP opponent as he faces calls to resign over allegations of having an affair with an aide.
President Donald Trump says he's “pretty much” made his decision on whom to endorse in Texas’ heated Republican Senate primary, but he still refuses to name his pick publicly.
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire.
Volunteers usually gather at Riverside National Cemetery in California on Veterans Day to place flags on graves, but not this year.
At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump.
House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump.
In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass important legislation.
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas has won his primary over a gun-rights activist who forced the border congressman into a runoff and threatened to unseat a House incumbent.
Last week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform.
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According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which recruits and supports LGBTQ candidates, that leaves only Alaska, Louisiana and Mississippi as states that have never elected an LGBTQ legislator. With the addition of Jones and Torres, there will be nine openly LGBTQ members of the House as of January. Two other Democrats became the first openly transgender people to win seats in their states’ Houses: Taylor Small in Vermont and Stephanie Byers in Kansas. And in New York, Jabari Brisport, a gay math teacher, became the first openly LGBTQ person of color elected to the legislature. And in southwestern Michigan’s 6th District, Jon Hoadley, seeking to become the state’s first openly gay congressman, lost to 17-term GOP Rep. Fred Upton.
