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Byline: Jacqueline Alemany The House Ethics Committee is still investigating allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), including that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, and [...]

The committee voted unanimously to scrutinize the Texas Democrat's conduct after his indictment this month on federal bribery and corruption charges. The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into [...]

A year after the Justice Department decided not to bring charges against Representative Matt Gaetz in a sex-trafficking investigation, the House Ethics Committee is moving forward with an inquiry into [...]

Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Steve Muhammad, who owns RS&T Security, is not the same Steve Muhammad who was involved in a scuffle with the [...]

The resolution from Representative Michael Guest, a Republican, sets the stage for a vote shortly after Thanksgiving. The Republican chairman of the bipartisan House Ethics Committee introduced a resolution on [...]

Byline: Maegan Vazquez The House Ethics Committee announced in a letter Thursday an expanded investigation of Rep. George Santos, to include allegations that he fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits, marking [...]

Byline: Mariana Alfaro WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee closed its investigation into allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) had ties to a Chinese intelligence operative. In a letter sent [...]

Byline: John Wagner A key member of the House Ethics Committee said Thursday that the panel is moving forward with an investigation into the conduct of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) [...]

Byline: Amy B Wang and Azi Paybarah A House ethics panel will investigate Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican who has admitted to fabricating large swaths of his biography [...]

Byline: Amy B Wang A House ethics panel will investigate Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican who has admitted to fabricating large swaths of his biography and has been [...]

Byline: Felicia Sonmez, Amy B Wang and Marianna Sotomayor WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee said Monday that it is investigating a trio of GOP lawmakers over allegations ranging from [...]

Byline: ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Lead The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation of Representative Matt Gaetz, citing reports of sexual and other misconduct by the Florida Republican, the [...]

Byline: Annie Grayer and Daniella Diaz, CNN (CNN) -- A nonprofit watchdog group has filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics, requesting an investigation into 13 Republican House [...]

Byline: Brittany Shammas In her final speech from the House floor on Thursday, Rep. Katie Hill apologized for her mistakes but also condemned the 'double standard' and 'misogynistic culture' that [...]

WASHINGTON -- Representative Katie Hill, Democrat of California, said on Sunday that she would resign after less than 10 months in office as she faced a House ethics investigation into [...]

Byline: Michelle Ye Hee Lee Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., on Sunday announced her resignation from Congress amid an ethics inquiry into allegations that she had an intimate relationship with a [...]

Byline: Michelle Ye Hee Lee Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., on Sunday announced her resignation from Congress amid an ethics inquiry into allegations that she had an intimate relationship with a [...]

Byline: Colby Itkowitz and Michelle Ye Hee Lee WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it is investigating Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., amid allegations that she had an intimate [...]

Byline: Colby Itkowitz WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it is investigating Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., amid allegations that she had an intimate relationship with a congressional staffer [...]

Byline: Colby Itkowitz WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it is investigating Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., amid allegations that she had an improper relationship with a congressional staffer. [...]

Byline: John Wagner WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it has launched an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who posted an incendiary tweet on the eve [...]

Byline: David A. Fahrenthold and and Tom HamburgerWASHINGTON - House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Friday said President Donald Trump's lawyers gave shifting explanations to federal ethics officials [...]

Byline: Elise ViebeckWASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee is expanding its investigation of allegations of improper spending and other financial rule breaking by Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., and his former [...]

Byline: Elise ViebeckWASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee declined to sanction outgoing Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., after investigating how she handled the dismissal of a top aide who faced serious [...]

Byline: Colby Itkowitz;Michelle Ye Hee Lee The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it is investigating Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) amid allegations that she had an intimate relationship with a congressional [...]

Byline: John Wagner The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it has launched an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who posted an incendiary tweet on the eve of a [...]

Byline: Reis Thebault As demand grew for further investigation into allegations that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) physically abused a former girlfriend, another Democrat joined the call for an additional inquiry: [...]

Byline: Felicia SonmezRep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) repeatedly asked his staff to run his personal errands, from buying cigarettes and carrying groceries to helping his children apply to schools, in violation [...]

Byline: Felicia Sonmez WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee voted Thursday to investigate Reps. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and Chris Collins, R-N.Y., a move that comes after the lawmakers were indicted [...]

Byline: Jenna Portnoy Congressional investigators want to know whether Rep. Thomas Garrett, R-Va., asked staff members to do personal errands for him or his family and whether his use of [...]

Byline: Elise Viebeck WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that it will continue to investigate whether Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., misspent more than $100,000 in campaign [...]

Byline: Elise Viebeck WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee asked two Democratic lawmakers from Illinois to pay the U.S. Treasury after investigations found one used office space in his district [...]

Byline: Elise Viebeck WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee is expanding its investigation into allegations Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., sexually harassed a longtime female aide after it was revealed he [...]

Byline: Mike DeBonis WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee said Monday that it is investigating a former member of the panel, Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., following allegations of sexual harassment [...]

Byline: Elise Viebeck WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ethics expanded its investigation into Rep. Blake Farenthold to probe whether he might have lied or omitted facts while testifying before [...]

Byline: Elise Viebeck WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ethics announced Friday that it has launched an investigation into the conduct of Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., amid allegations he sexually [...]

WASHINGTON -- Representative Trent Franks of Arizona, one of the House's most ardent social conservatives, said Thursday night that he would resign after the House Ethics Committee began an investigation [...]

Byline: Karoun Demirjian The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes had not disclosed classified information or violated House rules when he publicly discussed foreign [...]

Byline: Michelle Ye Hee Lee WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it has established a subcommittee to investigate allegations of misconduct by Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, expanding its [...]