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In the House, Censures Proliferate, Reflecting a Poisonous Climate

22 novembre 2025 à 12:23
Formal reprimands, once rare, dominated the chamber’s agenda this week, prompting lawmakers in both parties to call for changes to the way the House handles such actions.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, last month. Official House rebukes, once exceedingly rare and mostly a matter of consensus for the most egregious conduct or illegal acts by a sitting member of Congress, have become commonplace in recent years.
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House Rejects Censuring Plaskett for Texts With Epstein in 2019

19 novembre 2025 à 14:46
Three Republicans voted with nearly every Democrat to defeat an effort to formally reprimand Delegate Stacey Plaskett, Democrat of the Virgin Islands.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Stacey Plaskett, Democrat of the Virgin Islands, during a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing at the Capitol, last year.
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