House Republicans Vote to Weaken Office of Congressional Ethics in Night-time Closed Door Session

House Republicans Vote to Weaken Office of Congressional Ethics in Night-time Closed Door Session

In a surprising vote in a closed-door meeting on Monday, just hours before the Congress begins this year’s session, House Republicans, in a 119-74 vote, adopted an amendment by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to place the Office of Congressional Ethics, or OCE, directly under the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee. While, at first glance, […]

Obama Hits Back with Sanctions for Russia’s Meddling in Election

Obama Hits Back with Sanctions for Russia’s Meddling in Election

In response to Russia’s interference and hacking of our recent presidential elections in November, as well as the harrrasment of our diplomats in Moscow, President Obama struck back with additional sanctions against the Asian giant. “Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and […]