The U.S. House Ethics Committee is investigating Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for potential ethics violations related to campaign contributions.

House ethics watchdog now open for business The board of the nonpartisan, independent Office of Congressional Conduct has been at last been appointed after the longest delay in its history.

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn renewed his push to establish an ethics committee for oversight of the body, to “help restore credibility” with the public in light of Tania Fernandes Anderson ...

Senate Republicans have filed a formal ethics complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis).

Some Boston.com readers – and a Boston City Councilor – are calling for the creation of an Ethics Committee, after Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said Tuesday she will plead guilty to ...

State lawmakers left Springfield without passing any ethics reform legislation during committee deadline week.

The House Ethics Committee finally has filled its ranks after the longest delay in recent history, allowing the reserved body to resume its duty of reviewing lawmakers’ conduct — a task proven ...

The U.S. representative serving upper East Texas has been appointed to the House Ethics Committee. U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, a Republican from Tyler, announced recently that House Speaker Mike ...

Houston City Council’s Ethics and Governance Committee hasn’t met since October­,­­­ when Mayor John Whitmire and Controller Chris Hollins traded barbs over event fundraising practices.

The Boston City Council, tarred by federal public corruption charges leveled against Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, overwhelmingly defeated a measure that sought to establish an ethics committ… ...

Multiple Boston City Council members said ethics oversight should be limited to independent, outside parties.

The committee was created in 1967 "to enforce standards of conduct for members, officers and employees" of Congress' lower branch, the House Ethics Committee said in a history on its website.