Dem to Jackson: 'Tell the public what's going on'

Caryn Freeman

theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s (D-Ill) mysterious leave of absence from Congress has many on the Hill wondering what could be keeping the Congressman away from his duties in Washington for such a long period...

Jackson Jr. takes leave of absence

Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who defeated a primary challenge this year despite being the target of a House ethics investigation...

Ethics panel: Maxine Waters was treated fairly

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has concluded that the rights of Rep. Maxine Waters have not been violated in an ongoing investigation...

Charlie Rangel owes $23k civil fine

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Rep. Charlie Rangel has been charged with a civil fine of $23,000 for campaigning from his rent-stabilized Lenox Terrace luxury apartment in Harlem...

Is the Republicans' fraud obsession for real?

David A. Love

OPINION - The Republican Party is obsessed with fraud. Like tax cuts, it is a cause célèbre, even where fraud apparently is not a problem...

Jesse Jackson Jr. faces tough Dem primary

Lauren Victoria Burke

theGRIO REPORT - A series of controversies have left Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in an intense battle to to win reelection in the Chicago-based congressional district he has represented for nearly 16 years...

6 of 10 on ethics panel quit Maxine Waters case

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WASHINGTON (AP) - All five Republicans on the House ethics committee and the panel's ranking Democrat withdrew from a long-standing investigation of Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California on Friday....

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Blago troubles are just beginning

Jay Scott Smith

theGRIO REPORT - For Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., however, his troubles in connection with Blagojevich are just beginning...

Committee continuing investigation of Jesse Jackson Jr.

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(AP) - The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it will continue its investigation into allegations Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. offered to raise campaign cash for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich...

Ethics committee to investigate Rep. Richardson

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Laura Richardson charged Friday the House Ethics Committee has singled her out for scrutiny because she's African-American...

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Dem to Jackson: 'Tell the public what's going on'

Jackson Jr. takes leave of absence

Ethics panel: Maxine Waters was treated fairly

Charlie Rangel owes $23k civil fine

Is the Republicans' fraud obsession for real?

Jesse Jackson Jr. faces tough Dem primary

6 of 10 on ethics panel quit Maxine Waters case

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Blago troubles are just beginning

Committee continuing investigation of Jesse Jackson Jr.

Ethics committee to investigate Rep. Richardson

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