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Chuck Edwards challenges ethics process after censure
NC-11 Republican Chuck Edwards alleges Michael Guest and Mark DeSaulnier bypassed required procedures before recommending his punishment. Read More
Conventional Wisdom: Midterm Mania Edition
Featuring: Kurt Alme, Thomas J. Smith, Josh Riley, Dan J. Sullivan, Chuck Edwards and Cindy Burbank. Read More
Ralph Norman explains lone vote against Chuck Edwards censure
Norman told the Washington Examiner in an interview he was not going to support the “herd effect” toward Edwards. Read More
GOP-Led House Censures Republican Chuck Edwards - But Dirty Ilhan Omar Still Not Deported after Marrying Her Brother
The GOP-led US House of Representatives censured creepy Rep. Read More
House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards for inappropriate conduct toward former female staffers
The behavior included providing the aides with lavish gifts, making comments about their appearance and dress, sending notes regarding his affection and inviting them to intimate dinners and vacations. Read More
House of Representatives censures Rep. Chuck Edwards over conduct
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., over allegations of misconduct toward two female staff members. Read More
Congressman Chuck Edwards censured over gifts, romantic messages to young female staffers
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted to censure Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards following an ethics investigation into his conduct towards two young female... Read More
Chuck Edwards Apologizes to Wife on House Floor Amid Censure Vote
The emotional remarks came shortly before the House overwhelmingly voted 413-2 to censure Edwards. Read More
Rep. Chuck Edwards censured by House in rare ethics punishment after harassment claims
The House moved to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for allegedly secually harassing young female staffers in his office on Tuesday. Read More
House Republican disciplined for ‘inappropriate conduct’ toward female staffers
All four members of Utah’s House delegation voted to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, who was formally rebuked in a near-unanimous vote Read More
House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct toward former female staffers
The House has censured Rep. Chuck Edwards after an Ethics Committee investigation concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office. The 413-2 vote is the latest example of Congress grappling with revelations about lawmakers’ improper behavior toward female staffers. Edwards is a North Carolina Republican. He apologized to the former aides and his family but he also said he did not believe he committed sexual harassment. Rep. Michael Guest, chairman of the House Ethics Committee, says that while Edwards denied his conduct was intended to be sexual or romantic, his pattern of behavior would lead a reasonable person to interpret it as such. Read More
House censures North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards
The House vote was 413-2 in favor of censure. Read More
Embattled Rep. Chuck Edwards censured for ‘inappropriate conduct’ toward female staffers - offers half-hearted apology
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) was censured Tuesday by House lawmakers after an ethics panel found he behaved inappropriately around two female staffers. Read More
House lawmakers return with stopgap funding bill atop priorities list
House lawmakers return to Washington on Monday with a to-do list including topics like funding, Russian sanctions and Rep. Chuck Edwards. Read More
GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards tries to sway colleagues not to censure him: ‘An affectionate friendship is not a sexual proposition.’
By Lauren Fox, Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards is lobbying his colleagues to vote against a possible censure over allegations that he repeatedly made unwanted advances toward two female staffers, asserting that familiar conduct toward his employees was not necessarily inappropriate. “An affectionate friendship is not a sexual proposition,” the North Read More
NC congressman Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him
Republican North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards has implored House colleagues to reconsider an Ethics Committee report that found he engaged in persistent, unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two female aides and recommended his censure. Read More
President Donald Trump endorses US House candidate Jennifer Balkcom
President Trump endorsed North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, the replacement GOP nominee running for U.S. House after Rep. Chuck Edwards ended his re-election bid. Read More
North Carolina state lawmaker tapped after US Rep Chuck Edwards drops bid
North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom has been selected as the Republican nominee for U.S. House in the state's 11th Congressional District. Read More
North Carolina GOP chooses replacement candidate for Rep. Chuck Edwards on November ballot
State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom will face Jamie Ager on the ballot in November. Read More
Jennifer Balkcom to replace Chuck Edwards on North Carolina House ballot
"I will work every single day between now and Election Day to earn the votes of our friends and neighbors," Balkcom said in a statement. Read More