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Rep. George Santos faces the possibility of disciplinary measures from his colleagues in the House. House Republican leaders on Wednesday avoided an on-the-record vote on whether GOP Rep. George Santos should be expelled, instead holding a vote to move the Democratic-proposed resolution to the House Ethics Committee. The full House adopted the Republican motion by a party-line vote of 221-204, with seven members voting present. All five Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted in favor of the motion, while the Democrats on the committee all voted present. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., also voted present. Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., who represents a district that neighbors Santos', offered the motion to refer in a blistering speech that condemned Santos as "a stain on this institution, a stain on the state of New York, a stain on Long Island and a stain on the beloved Nassau County." "I am personally in favor of ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will vote on whether to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will -- for the first time -- vote to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics, adhere to more stringent disclosure requirements and explain recusal decisions to the public. The unusual step follows a wave of news reports that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito failed to disclose ties to wealthy Business men and political donors, including acceptance of luxury Travel and accommodations, and that Justice Sonia Sotomayor used taxpayer-funded court staff to help sell her books. Alito personally defended himself -- arguing, in a rare op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal, that he acted appropriately. In Thomas' case, he maintained that he thought he didn't have to disclose those ties; while in Sotomayor's ...

Clarence Thomas accepted luxury travel and hospitality perks from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow, ProPublica reported, igniting controversy A Thursday report that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury travel and hospitality perks from a billionaire Republican donor was met with both renewed criticism of how the justices self-police and renewed calls for oversight and the impeachment of the embattled conservative. The controversy was touched off by a ProPublica story describing how Thomas and his wife, Ginni, a conservative activist, were treated to high-end vacations and private jet travel subsidized by Dallas-based businessman Harlan Crow, who has a record of contributing millions to Republican candidates and causes. Thomas did not report the gifts on his annual financial disclosure filings, according to ProPublica -- an omission that ethics experts say violates a code of conduct for federal officials. Neither Thomas nor the Supreme Court and its counsel...