The House Ethics Committee officially announced it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Politico reports.

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) denied having any inappropriate relationship with staff and said an investigation by the House Ethics Committee will eventually clear him of any wrongdoing, CNN reports.

A former House staffer filed a complaint against Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) in early 2023 alleging that Costa behaved inappropriately and made advances toward her in February 2020 – when she was an intern for a different lawmaker, NOTUS reports.

The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), CNN reports.

The committee was recently contacted by a witness, who described having witnessed improper behavior.

“The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican,” Axios reports.

“Democrats are working hard to unseat Edwards in November, and an Ethics probe could damage the GOP lawmaker’s reelection prospects.”

Wall Street Journal: “Critics say the panel is too opaque and moves too slowly, with investigations sometimes taking years and often ending with no public report if a member leaves. Defenders say the committee has the near-impossible task of policing colleagues, and that due process requires a deliberative pace. The stresses have been exacerbated by lawmakers’ increasing eagerness to attack fellow members—even of the same party—and the narrow majorities in the House.”

“Some lawmakers are now asking: Is the Ethics Committee up to the job?”

“The House Ethics Committee is publicly requesting information from any victims of sexual misconduct by members of Congress and others aware of such incidents, an unusual move that comes during a spate of high-profile cases,” the Washington Post reports.

Wall Street Journal: “There’s a ‘tip of the iceberg’ feeling in Washington now when it comes to congressional (mis)behavior. Lawmakers from both parties have been swept up in a range of scandals (certain things are nonpartisan after all). Some have gone beyond ethical flubs. More than a few lawmakers have either gone to jail or faced criminal charges. Others, like Swalwell, have faced allegations of sexual misconduct (he has denied wrongdoing).”

“Even before (waves arms) all this, a record number of lawmakers weren’t running for re-election in November. There have been two government shutdowns in the past year. A growing number of lawmakers look at Congress as more of a side hustle, focusing instead on their work as ‘influencers’ or podcasters.”

NPR: How Congress’ workplace culture made accountability elusive.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) “officially submitted their resignation letters to the House clerk on Tuesday, avoiding expected votes to expel them from Congress over allegations of sexual misconduct,” CBS News reports.

“Their colleagues were prepared to move forward with the motions to expel them if their departures were not imminent. Neither Swalwell nor Gonzales gave a timeframe for their departures when they announced their resignations about an hour apart on Monday evening.”

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he would be “looking into” an ongoing House Ethics investigation into whether Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is guilty of assault and benefiting from federal contracts while in office, Politico reports.

While Johnson said he was not sure about the current status of the Mills investigation, he was confident the House’s “consensus” would be to soon vote to oust another Florida lawmaker, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), following findings by the House Ethics Committee that she committed myriad campaign finance infractions.

The House Ethics Committee has begun an investigation into “sexual misconduct” allegations involving Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA).