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22 hours agoInvestigate them or shame them? Inside the debate over how to deal with creeps in Congress
The congressional ethics process is ineffective, leading to underreporting of misconduct by women staffers.
The emails published by the US government last month suggest the 72-year-old peer gave Epstein advance notice of an imminent 500bn (438bn) bailout to save the ailing euro in 2010. The European Commission spokeswoman told the BBC that, as a member of the Commission, Lord Mandelson had been subject to obligations under a code of conduct.
Hear the term national treasure and odds are you think of someone like Dolly Parton, Betty White, Simone Biles or Tom Hanks. They are comforting, widely admired and have uncontroversial histories. And then there's Jameis Winston. To celebrate Winston getting the call as the New York Giants starting quarterback last weekend, the NFL created a hype video, splicing a bunch of his goofiest quotes during his meandering journey through various NFL teams. It also, somewhat dubiously, accompanied the video with a comment calling him a national treasure.
Retired Judge James Emerson has issued his much-anticipated report following the ten-day administrative hearing held before the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, which was held as part of a process to undertake the unprecedented removal of a sheriff.