“The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, the North Carolina Republican whom the House Ethics Committee found last month had engaged in ‘persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct’ toward two female staffers,” the Washington Post reports.

“In a 413-2 vote, the chamber followed through on the House Ethics Committee’s recommendation that Edwards be censured after an investigation from the panel found that the congressman had partaken in ‘persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct’ toward the two staffers.”

“Immediately after the vote, Edwards stood before the dais as his censure was read out loud as his colleagues looked on.”

Politico: House formally shames Chuck Edwards for sexual harassing women on staff.

“The House plans to vote Tuesday on a censure motion against Rep. Chuck Edwards, the North Carolina Republican whom the House Ethics Committee found last month had engaged in ‘persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct’ toward two female staffers,” the Washington Post reports.

“While the panel found that Edwards did not engage in sexual activity with or explicitly proposition any of his staffers, it did find that he was aware ‘that his excessive attention toward the young women had led to rumors and innuendo in the office.'”

“Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), chair of the House Republicans’ campaign arm, is facing an ethics complaint for using footage of official House floor and committee action in campaign materials,” the Washington Post reports.

”Members of Congress are prohibited by House ethics rules from using recordings of official proceedings for campaign purposes, including footage by third-party sources such as news outlets.”

“Democrats and Republicans are pressing the House Ethics Committee to move more quickly on investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct or domestic abuse, as a string of high-profile cases and the looming midterms have renewed scrutiny of the secretive panel’s process,” NewsNation reports.

“Investigations into Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Cory Mills (R-FL) and Max Miller (R-OH) — involving allegations of sexual harassment, dating violence or domestic abuse — have dominated headlines in recent weeks, prompting lawmakers to argue that the Ethics Committee needs to find a way to expedite such cases.”