Ethics in Government

Secretary of State Antony Blinken deleted a statement on X calling for a cease-fire in Israel amid widespread outcry over it on Monday morning. Read More.

The White House says the $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian assets has not been spent, and will only be used for humanitarian aid Read More.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spent $237,960 on roughly 30 solar-powered picnic tables while the vast majority of its workforce stayed home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More.

In 2021, the Florida Commission on Ethics found former Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland used her public office to benefit her employer, ending a three-year saga that started when she emailed the city of Orlando to pitch her company's services using her city email. Read More.

As Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) launches his rebellion against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), multiple reports indicate that House Republicans are looking to get rid of the Florida congressman altogether. Read More.

House Republicans are investigating a taxpayer-funded trip that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm took with electric vehicles last summer — during which a Georgia family called the police on her staff for using a gas-powered vehicle to hog access to a charging station on the secretary’s behalf. Read More.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) is facing an investigation and a Republican-led expulsion effort after he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building while the House scrambled to head off a government shutdown on Saturday. Read More.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to suspend Jefferson County Clerk of the Courts Kirk Reams following his arrest Wednesday on felony counts. Read More.

Delray Beach Deputy Vice Mayor Rob Long has been cleared in an ethics probe relating to votes he cast as a member of the city’s Planning and Zoning Board prior to being elected as a city commissioner earlier this year. Read More.

The House Oversight Committee’s first impeachment inquiry hearing on Thursday will include three witnesses specializing in forensic accounting and tax law who will break down the information the committee has already released. Read More.

Last month, after the Orlando Sentinel published an eye-popping investigative piece on freshman legislator Carolina Amesty Read More.

The Federal Election Commission voted unanimously to drop allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., used campaign contributions to fund his legal battle against debunked sex trafficking charges. Read More.

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins joked she would "wear a bikini" to the Senate after the rule concerning senators' dress code was relaxed this week. Read More.

The charges include making false statements on a federal firearms form and possession of a firearm as a prohibited person. Read More.

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) implored Congress to open an impeachment inquiry into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm over her false statements to Congress. Read More.