AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House barrels toward rare double expulsion votes
Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) are next in line this week for the House's wave of expulsion votes. Why it matters: The two Florida lawmakers could become the seventh and eighth members to ever be expelled from Congress. - Cherfilus-McCormick was found guilty by the Ethics Committee on a litany of charges, most notably for funneling $5 million in COVID relief funds to her congressional campaign. She has denied wrongdoing. - Mills faces allegations including financial misconduct, campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct, all of which he denies. - Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) resigned last week ahead of imminent expulsion votes over alleged sexual misconduct. Both…
Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) are next in line this week for the House's wave of expulsion votes. Why it matters: The two Florida lawmakers could become the seventh and eighth members to ever be expelled from Congress. - Cherfilus-McCormick was found guilty by the Ethics Committee on a litany of charges, most notably for funneling $5 million in COVID relief funds to her congressional campaign. She has denied wrongdoing. - Mills faces allegations including financial misconduct, campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct, all of which he denies. - Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) resigned last week ahead of imminent expulsion votes over alleged sexual misconduct. Both…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Kadia Goba, Marianna Sotomayor) - House Democrat violated ethics rules, panel finds, putting her seat in jeopardy
The Ethics Committee panel cited a years-long inquiry into whether Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused covid pandemic money. She has maintained her innocence.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "It's going to fail": Jeffries vows to block Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's expulsion
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) voiced stern opposition Friday to a Republican-led effort to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress over allegations of financial misconduct. Why it matters: Expulsion requires a two-thirds majority to pass, meaning it would need substantial Democratic support even if all Republicans vote for it. Jeffries' opposition likely forecloses that possibility. - "If, in fact, there is a resolution that's brought to the floor to try to expel the congresswoman, it's going to fail," Jeffries said at a Friday press conference, pointing to the two-thirds threshold. - A spokesperson for Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), who is leading the effort, did not immediately respond to a request…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) voiced stern opposition Friday to a Republican-led effort to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress over allegations of financial misconduct. Why it matters: Expulsion requires a two-thirds majority to pass, meaning it would need substantial Democratic support even if all Republicans vote for it. Jeffries' opposition likely forecloses that possibility. - "If, in fact, there is a resolution that's brought to the floor to try to expel the congresswoman, it's going to fail," Jeffries said at a Friday press conference, pointing to the two-thirds threshold. - A spokesperson for Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), who is leading the effort, did not immediately respond to a request…Open