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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House Ethics wants reinforcements as misconduct probes pile up

The House Ethics Committee is facing one of its busiest stretches in years as lawmakers confront a growing pileup of misconduct allegations . - "He has had a great challenge, the chairman of Ethics Committee, that committee is very busy right now," Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Axios on Friday. Why it matters: Pressure is growing on Congress to prove it can police itself amid a wave of misconduct allegations. But top lawmakers say the panel tasked with investigating those claims needs more resources to keep up. - Two lawmakers — Reps. Tony Gonzales  (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell  (D-Calif.) — resigned last month amid sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell denied wrongdoing, while Gonzales acknowledged an affair with a staffer…

NYTIMES (Karen Zraick) - Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running

The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.

THEFEDERALIST (Brianna Lyman) - There’s Nothing MAGA About 500,000 Student Visas For The CCP

Chinese students come to milk our education system and then bring their newfound education back to China to make China great.