Scandals can end congressional careers – which is why the Office of Congressional Ethics regularly faces attempts to rein it in
- Written by Logan Dancey, Associate Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
The House GOP under new leader Kevin McCarthy, center in front of flag, adopted rules that included changes to operations of the office that conducts investigations of members.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesMembers of Congress can have their reputations damaged when caught up in a scandal, as media coverage surrounding George Santos for...