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House Ethics Committee offers update on Cory Mills investigation as expulsion pressure builds

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The House Ethics Committee on Monday said it has authorized more than 20 subpoenas and contacted dozens of witnesses for its investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) over various allegations of dating violence and violating campaign finance laws, among other matters. The statement from committee Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)

Josh Gottheimer takes on Hasan Piker, accuses Democrats of double standard on antisemitism

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) alleged that his party has a double standard when it comes to antisemitism in a Sunday opinion piece for The New York Times. “Across the Democratic Party’s ideological spectrum, right-wing hate is consistently condemned. Today, too many Democrats are noticeably and shamefully silent when antisemitism comes from the far left —…

Secret Service chief to brief senators

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Secret Service Director Sean Curran will attend the Senate GOP lunch Tuesday, according to two people granted anonymity to share details about the closed-door gathering. The private meeting comes as Senate Republicans consider whether to provide $1 billion in new Secret Service funding that could be used for parts of President Donald Trump’s White House

Rove says new GOP election maps could backfire in House races

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Republican strategist Karl Rove said Sunday that his party’s redistricting push could have unintended consequences in the midterms. When host Trey Gowdy asked Rove on “Sunday Night in America” whether multiple GOP-controlled state legislatures redrawing their congressional maps could “backfire” on the party, the longtime political consultant replied, “Oh sure.” Rove continued, “You could in…