Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) filed a complaint against the top Republican and Democrat on the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday, accusing the lawmakers who investigated him of breaking their own rules. Why it matters: Edwards is escalating his fight against the committee just two weeks after the House voted 413-2 to censure him over its findings that he violated House rules related to sexual harassment and a hostile workplace. - Edwards' complaint asks the Office of Congressional Conduct to investigate Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) over their handling of his case. - The Ethics Committee has previously disputed Edwards' account of the process. When it released its report last month,…
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) filed a complaint against the top Republican and Democrat on the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday, accusing the lawmakers who investigated him of breaking their own rules. Why it matters: Edwards is escalating his fight against the committee just two weeks after the House voted 413-2 to censure him over its findings that he violated House rules related to sexual harassment and a hostile workplace. - Edwards' complaint asks the Office of Congressional Conduct to investigate Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) over their handling of his case. - The Ethics Committee has previously disputed Edwards' account of the process. When it released its report last month,…Open
The United States' national debt has reached $40,000,000,000,000, doubling what it was just nine years ago. What has contributed to it, why isn't it slowing down, and who's to blame? NewsNation’s Elizabeth Prann, with analysis from Ted Jenkins and NewsNation's Steven Joachim, breaks down the U.S. debt ceiling and offers suggestions to start paying it back. How will President Trump's $5k payment vow factor into this continued increase? 0:00 - What is the debt ceiling? 6:45 - Who is the U.S. paying? 12:31 - Washington's favorite political weapon 15:19 - What happens if Congress doesn't act? NewsNation National Correspondent: Elizabeth Prann Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine…
The national debt has blown past $40 trillion for the first time, and the interest alone now costs taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year, a bill that budget experts warn will crowd out defense, drive up borrowing costs, and drag down wages for a generation. The milestone arrived in August, just five months after […] The post America's $40 trillion debt tab lands on every taxpayer's doorstep appeared first on American Almanac .
The national debt has blown past $40 trillion for the first time, and the interest alone now costs taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year, a bill that budget experts warn will crowd out defense, drive up borrowing costs, and drag down wages for a generation. The milestone arrived in August, just five months after the debt crossed $39 trillion in March. Five months before that, it had hit $38 trillion. Each trillion-dollar jump is coming faster than the last, a pace that AP News reported has left the United States ranked dead last in fiscal health among developed countries, according to OECD data. That $40.047 trillion figure is not an abstraction. It works out to roughly $120,000 for every American taxpayer and nearly $300,000 per…Open
The House on Tuesday took the rare step of punishing one of its members — GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards — over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward two female staffers. The congressman apologized for putting the staffers in uncomfortable positions but fiercely denied ever sexually harassing them.
The House on Tuesday voted to censure North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards after an investigation concluded that he engaged in inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office. The near-unanimous vote was 413-2, with Edwards and Rep. Ralph Norman, a fellow North Carolina Republican, voting no. LiveNOW's Anna Marsick has more.
The motion to censure the lawmaker passed in a 413-2 vote, with just Edwards and Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman voting against the resolution.
Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.
