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The North Dakota Ethics Commission received pushback from lawmakers on one of its first bills, with a nearly unanimous recommendation to reject it.

Democratic House Majority Leader Matt Moonen calls the charges against State Rep. Lucas Lanigan "grievously serious." Lanigan says he denies the allegations "100%." ...

Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general following a House ...

Lanigan’s Democratic opponent, Patricia Kidder, appeared to win the seat on election night. But election officials in Sanford ...

New York’s highest court considered the fate of the state's newest ethics watchdog. Court of Appeals judges heard arguments ...

Given their self-regard, it is hardly a surprise that Durbin was selected as the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee now that his party has moved into the minority. This was a mistake, and ...

House members applauded an official announcement on Friday that former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz will not return ...

The top U.S. ethics official charged with preventing government workers’ conflicts of interest is about to take the hot seat ...

The Tennessee Republican didn't need another headache, but the Office of Congressional Ethics has clearly made matters worse ...

Republicans hold four-fifths majorities in both chambers of the legislature, enough to easily override any of Gov. Andy ...

The OCE reports that if Ogles’ campaign committee accepted the personal loans and contributions that exceeded campaign contribution limits, then Ogles may have violated federal law, House rules and ...