WASHINGTON -- Most arguments against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) focus on the multitude of rights and benefits denied to same-sex couples whose...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Shelley Berkley violated House rules and the government's code of conduct when she used her office to benefit her husband's me...

What is HLOGA's aim? How does it affect advocacy? These questions seem to resonate more by the day.

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In spite of that expectation, Boehner is threatening to axe the Office of Congressional ethics. Established in March of 2008 after the Jack Abramoff s...

Numerous times this year, members of Congress have held fundraisers and collected big checks while they are taking critical steps to write new laws, d...

"The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet." -- Mark Twain In a way, Mark...

But behind closed doors, Boehner's agenda clashes head-on with the populist rhetoric of many newly elected Republican House members. Even as they outl...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised four years ago that Democrats would lead "the most honest, most open, most ethical Congress in ...

WASHINGTON — House investigators have recommended that three lawmakers be further investigated to determine whether political contributions were...

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A handful of Members of Congress have accepted more than $100,000 worth of free international travel from the religious organization affiliated with t...

The thing about promising to drain the swamp is that people tend to remember. Then they expect you to do it. What a pain in the gavel! Actually, that's only partially true.

In the wake of the scandal involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, congressional leaders vowed two years ago to get tough on ethics violations. Th...