Politics
Rep. Alan B. Mollohan is wielding uncommon power for his party on the House ethics panel.
July 17, 2005
The senior Democrat on the House Ethics Committee says there’s no truth to allegations by a conservative group that he violated financial disclosure laws.
April 9, 2006
World & Nation
The top Democrat on a House panel is stepping down to defend his own conduct.
April 23, 2006
Nation Now
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May 11, 2010
Committee leaders are negotiating a deal to end a partisan dispute and get back to work.
June 30, 2005
The House ethics committee will investigate Rep.
Dec. 29, 2004
The House Appropriations Committee wants to slash spending on legal aid for the poor.
Sept. 23, 1997
Leaders of the House ethics committee broke through a months-long stalemate over staffing Thursday, making it possible to investigate Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and conduct other business.
July 1, 2005
A resolution against the panel’s chair is rejected on a party-line vote. The House still has no means to investigate DeLay’s travels or to police itself.
June 10, 2005
The Republican speaker, trying to stem criticism, wants the House’s watchdog committee to pre-approve members’ privately funded trips.
July 29, 2005