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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House speaker endorses bipartisan push to ban sexual relations between lawmakers, Capitol Hill staff

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hill staffers want to readdress sexual misconduct reporting protocol

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, speaks while House Majority Whip Tom Emmer R-Minn., right, and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., left, listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Mike Johnson calls for tightening sexual misconduct rules: ‘I will lead that myself’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The entrance to the office of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ethics Committee defends record pursuing sexual misconduct in Congress, asks victims to come forward

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Lonna Drewes joins her lawyer Lisa Bloom at a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026, to detail allegations of sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, after Swalwell exited the California governor's race and said he'll resign his seat in Congress. The AP typically does not identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they identify themselves publicly. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress

By Stephen Groves and Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA answers a question from University of California, Davis, student, Patrick Mason, during a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Facing separate scandals and mounting bipartisan criticism, two congressmen quit office

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Blaine Young/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) ** FILE **

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after admitting to affair with staffer

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who leads the Congressional Progressive Caucus, speaks to reporters outside the chamber just after House Republicans failed to advance their own defense bill for second time in a week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘This is not a partisan issue’: Pramila Jayapal backs expelling Swalwell, Gonzales from House

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Blaine Young/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) ** FILE **

House GOP leaders ask Gonzales to drop reelection bid after confession of affair with staffer

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Blaine Young/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) ** FILE **

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales hit with ethics investigation over alleged affair with staffer

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Rep. Tony Gonzales confesses affair with aide, denies responsibility for her suicide

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

House GOP women target sexual misconduct in Congress after Rep. Gonzales’ inappropriate texts

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Texas congressman under ethics investigation over alleged affair with staffer who killed herself

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales says he is being ‘blackmailed’ over reported affair with former staffer

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the House Republican Conference, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a key procedural vote to end the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House gives final approval to spending package to end partial shutdown, sends it to Trump’s desk

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, center, accompanied by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., right, speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2021. Gonzales was censured Saturday, March 4, 2023, in a rare move by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting in his district. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

‘Scumbags’: Texas Republican rips House GOP colleagues

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Texas Republican says immigrants are ‘lifeblood of our country’ in challenge to Trump rhetoric

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, center, accompanied by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., right, speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2021. Gonzales was censured Saturday, March 4, 2023, in a rare move by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting in his district. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP’s Congressional Hispanic Conference warns immigration bill is not ‘ready for prime time’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, center, accompanied by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., right, speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2021. Gonzales was censured Saturday, March 4, 2023, in a rare move by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting in his district. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured

By Paul J. Weber and Ken Miller - Associated Press

The Franklin Mountains loom over Fort Bliss, a vast military installation in the desert on the outskirts of El Paso where an emergency shelter houses teens who crossed the U.S.-Mexican border without parents or guardians, on Sunday, April 3, 2022. There and at similar facilities set up by the Biden and previous administrations along the southwestern border to deal with surges of unaccompanied minors, the sacraments celebrated by volunteer clergy bring comfort and healing to the youths. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto)

U.S. bases that housed Afghan refugees told they had to pay the bill

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times