Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Republicans ditch plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct after a backlash

     Republicans have ditched a plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct after a backlash.

    The lawmakers' surprise vote to strip the Office of Congressional Ethics of its independence prompted public uproar and a dressing down from Donald Trump.
    The secretive move, which overshadowed the first day of the 115th Congress, was reversed in an emergency meeting.


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