{"id":26673,"date":"2026-08-04T00:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26673"},"modified":"2026-08-04T00:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:36:27","slug":"breaking-house-ethics-committee-urges-censure-of-republican-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26673","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: House Ethics Committee Urges Censure of Republican Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5726066\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5726066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5726066\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25084697619411-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5726066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The House Ethics Committee is pushing for Congressman <strong>Chuck Edwards&#8217;<\/strong> (R-NC) censure, three months after an investigation into his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/house-republicans-ethics-investigation-sparked-by-his-conduct-toward-female-staffers-axios\/\">behavior<\/a> toward young female staffers began.<\/p>\n<p>A new report released by the committee on Monday found that Edwards failed &#8220;to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/03\/chuck-edwards-house-ethics-sexual-harassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other explosive details emerging from the reporting by Axios&#8217;s <strong>Kate Santaliz<\/strong> were that Edwards gifted female staffers &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/house-republican-under-investigation-for-alleged-sexual-harassment-gave-pink-and-blue-handguns-to-2-female-staffers-report\/\">personalized handguns<\/a>,&#8221; and once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/gop-lawmaker-made-young-staffer-uncomfortable-with-flowers-and-tear-filled-poem-recital\/\">recited<\/a> a poem to an &#8220;uncomfortable&#8221; young woman.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards, 65, has denied any wrongdoing in the Ethics Committee&#8217;s probe. He told Axios in May that\u00a0 sexual harassment allegations were &#8220;horsesh*t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards was one of many current and former lawmakers recently investigated by the House Ethics Committee, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/just-in-house-ethics-committee-announces-investigation-into-another-member-of-congress\/\">Lance Gooden<\/a><\/strong> (R-TX), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/house-ethics-committee-launches-investigation-into-eric-swalwell-after-sexual-misconduct-claims\/\">Eric Swalwell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(D-CA),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/breaking-florida-democrat-resigns-from-congress-amid-corruption-investigation\/\"><strong>Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(D-FL),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/house-ethics-committee-probing-yet-another-congressman-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations-report\/\"><strong>Tony Gonzalez<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(R-TX),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/cory-mills-defiant-as-reporters-grill-him-on-accusations-and-refusal-to-leave-congress-why-havent-you-resigned\/\"><strong>Cory Mills<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(R-FL), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/just-in-nancy-mace-under-house-ethics-investigation\/\"><strong>Nancy Mace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>Edwards, who represents North Carolina\u2019s 11th District, was elected in November 2022 after defeating\u00a0<strong>Madison Cawthorn<\/strong>\u00a0in the Republican primary. He filed for reelection last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and has been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/breaking-house-ethics-committee-urges-censure-of-republican-member\/\">BREAKING: House Ethics Committee Urges Censure of Republican Member<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images The House Ethics Committee is pushing for Congressman Chuck Edwards&#8217; (R-NC) censure, three months after an investigation into his behavior toward young female staffers began. 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