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Bipartisan Panel Recommends Expulsion of Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick

4/14/2026

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A bipartisan ethics panel found more than two dozen violations by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), potentially expelling her from Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson backs expulsion, citing alarming facts from the investigation.
Rep. Greg Steube plans to introduce an expulsion resolution pending the panel's recommended punishment.
Cherfilus-McCormick denies wrongdoing and is running for re-election, while facing charges including theft of disaster relief funds and conspiracy to file false tax returns.

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A bipartisan ethics panel found more than two dozen violations by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), potentially expelling her from Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson backs expulsion, citing alarming facts from the investigation.
Rep. Greg Steube plans to introduce an expulsion resolution pending the panel's recommended punishment.
Cherfilus-McCormick denies wrongdoing and is running for re-election, while facing charges including theft of disaster relief funds and conspiracy to file false tax returns.