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Third US lawmaker resigns in a week as ethics scandals mount in CongressPolitics

Third US lawmaker resigns in a week as ethics scandals mount in Congress

Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned Tuesday ahead of a House Ethics Committee disciplinary hearing, becoming the third US lawmaker to step down in just over a week amid a surge of congressional ethics investigations.

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Two US lawmakers resign as House faces rare expulsion proceedings over scandalsPolitics

Two US lawmakers resign as House faces rare expulsion proceedings over scandals

Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales resigned from the US House of Representatives on Monday amid separate misconduct scandals, as two other lawmakers faced possible expulsion votes in an unusually turbulent period for Congress.

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