Two years ago, Members of Congress were forced to take a very difficult vote on what the federal government’s response would be to the worst economic collapse in modern history.
Washington — Rep. Maxine Waters will try to turn the tables on the ethics committee Tuesday by calling on the House to launch an investigation into the panel’s suspension of two staff lawyers, including the lead attorney in the pending case against the California Democrat.
Washington D.C.–Two attorneys for the House ethics committee have been placed on indefinite “paid administrative leave” stemming from serious problems within the secretive panel.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ethics trial of Rep. Maxine Waters was postponed Friday, as the House ethics committee found new documents connected to charges that she improperly tried to help a bank in which her husband owned stock.
Never in my life have I read anything as fall down hilarious as the Wikipedia bio on Delaware’s new Republican candidate for Senator and Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell.
California congresswoman Maxine Waters charged with violating House ethics rules says the congressional office that helped prompt the probe of her behavior is known for sloppy work.
OneUnited CEO Kevin Cohee says his bank hasn't made loans in some poor neighborhoods because it wasn't financially prudent. He also reiterates that past criminal charges against him were dropped.
Roland Martin appears in the CNN Newsroom with Kyra Phillips to discuss Maxine Waters’ press conference, Friday August 13, 2010. In what Roland called a “smart, bold move,” Waters put pressure on the Congressional Ethics Committee by demanding they release information regarding her case as well as a date for an adjudicatory hearing. WATCH: Waters […]
In her most spirited defense against ethics charges, Rep. Maxine Waters (D- Los Angeles) on Friday refused to wait quietly for her trial, denying that she used her influence to aid a bank in which her husband has a financial interest. She also attacked ethics investigators for drawing the wrong conclusions from what she said […]
Mikael Moore is the congresswoman’s chief of staff, and her grandson. His family ties were kept relatively quiet until the ethics investigation into the Democratic lawmaker.
Maxine Waters is still popular in her district. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Congressional ethics charges have tarnished Maxine Waters’ reputation in Washington. But in the struggling, mostly Hispanic and black neighborhoods she represents, residents still hold the 10-term Democratic congresswoman in high esteem.
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters has taken a virtually unprecedented step. She is challenging the House Ethics Committee to fully release the entire report on her alleged ethics violation.
