WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee launched a probe into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) on Wednesday for alleged campaign finance violations, improperly receiving gifts and sexual misconduct.

The ethics panel announced that an investigative subcommittee would look into the accusations, which include having "failed to properly disclose required information on statements required to be filed with the House and breaking "campaign finance laws and regulations in connection with his 2022 and 2024 election campaigns."

The allegations cited by the committee also concerned whether Mills "improperly solicited and/or received gifts, including in connection with privately sponsored officially-connected travel" or "received special favors by virtue of his position."

And the investigative subcommittee will also look at whether the Florida Republican "engaged in misconduct with respect to allegations of sexual misconduct and/or dating violence" or "misused congressional resources or status."

Reps for the congressman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The House and Senate overwhelmingly agreed to force the Justice Department to release all documents related to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for signing. Trump is also scheduled to deliver remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum today. Follow live updates for the latest news and analysis from Washington.

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The Trump White House criticized Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) for defending a colleague’s texts with Jeffrey Epstein. Raskin dismissed the contact as a constituent call. The White House highlighted the alleged collusion of Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI) with the convicted sex offender during a hearing and questioned Raskin’s motive for downplaying the interaction.

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WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan referred one of former special counsel Jack Smith's ex-aides for criminal prosecution for alleged obstruction of justice.

Jordan (R-Ohio) blasted Thomas Windom, a veteran attorney and former senior assistant to Smith's 2020 election probe, for failing to answer his committee's questions and giving shifting rationales for his refusal to do so.

"Congress cannot perform its oversight function if witnesses who appear before its committees corruptly refuse to provide information that the law requires them to furnish," Jordan wrote in a Wednesday letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

"The obstruction of a committee investigation undermines Congress’s core constitutional oversight obligations."

Windom had been under subpoena to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30 after members were unsatisfied with his previous answers to the panel.

Jordan was rankled by Windom's refusal to answer key questions about the Smith probe's interactions with the since-defunct House Select Jan. 6 Committee, surveillance of Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), the Arctic Frost probe's investigation into certain members of Congress, and more.

The Judiciary Committee chairman argued that Windom had authorization from the Justice Department to answer the committee's questions, but refused to do so anyway.

"Windom declined to answer multiple questions during this transcribed interview on the inaccurate basis that DOJ had not authorized testimony about those topics," Jordan wrote in his letter.

The House Judiciary Committee has been probing Smith's investigation into President Trump and efforts to subvert the 2020 election. As part of that inquiry, he's requested that Smith answer questions before his panel.

The House rejected a Republican-led effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and remove her from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Tuesday over text messages sent to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The resolution failed in 209-214 vote, with all Democrats and three Republicans voting against the censure.

Three additional Republican members voted present.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) had rolled out the resolution to censure Plaskett in the wake of revelations that she texted Epstein in February 2019 -- in the middle of a congressional hearing with former Trump associate Michael Cohen -- to dig up dirt on the president.

President Trump on Tuesday announced that the US will designate Saudi Arabia as a "major non-NATO ally" during his remarks at a black-tie dinner in honor of the country's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

He took the opportunity to thank bin Salman "for the role he played in the transformational peace deal that was achieved last month and so many of the other things that happened to end the war in Gaza."

"Gaza, while it looks a little bit messy — it has for many, many years, I will tell you, many decades — but it's getting very close to being perfected, and people are shocked," Trump said. "And even the great experts that have gone around criticizing badly every country and every president and everything, they're all saying that what's taking place in the Middle East is a miracle."

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X owner and former DOGE head Elon Musk has returned to the White House Tuesday night for a black-tie dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Also in attendance are Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, first son Donald Trump Jr., FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Fox News anchor Bret Baier.

President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, celebrating an investment partnership where Saudi Arabia pledged to boost US investments from $600 billion to nearly $1 trillion. The visit, marked by military honors, highlighted cooperation on security and potential F-35 jet sales.

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New data indicates former President Trump’s support among Hispanic voters may be diminishing. Off-year election results in New Jersey and Virginia, alongside recent polls, suggest a shift away from the GOP, posing a challenge to the coalition Trump built in 2024.

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, wearing a long, dark green gown, welcomed Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House again on Tuesday evening, this time for a black-tie dinner in his honor.

The dinner is not technically a state dinner — as the crown prince's father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is technically the country's head of state — but has all the trappings of one.

It comes hours after the crown prince — Saudi Arabia's de facto leader — earlier on Tuesday announced his country would make a nearly $1 trillion investment in the US economy during a visit with Trump in the Oval Office.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) received permission Tuesday to move the House-passed discharge petition forcing the Justice Department to release documents related to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to President Trump’s desk via unanimous consent. 

“The bill will be considered read three times and passed with no intervening action or debate, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. 

No senators objected to his request. 

“The Senate has now passed the Epstein bill as soon as it comes over from the House,” Schumer proclaimed. 

The House of Representatives passed the resolution hours earlier in a 427-1 vote. 

Trump has signaled that he will sign the resolution. 

WASHINGTON — The House rejected a Democratic bid to stop a GOP resolution to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and yank her from the chamber's powerful Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence over revelations she texted late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

The House rejected a Democratic effort to refer the censure resolution to the House Ethics Committee for consideration, with 213 in favor of the motion and 214 opposed, paving the way for consideration of the censure within the next two legislative days.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) had rolled out the resolution to censure Plaskett in the wake of revelations that she texted Epstein in February 2019 to dig up dirt on President Trump.

“Jeffrey Epstein was a predator who exploited minors. The idea that any Member of Congress would coordinate with him on official proceedings is beyond comprehension,” Norman said.

“This was not casual contact. These were deliberate communications that shaped part of a hearing designed to attack President Trump. It raises serious questions about judgment, integrity, and fitness to serve.”

Two Republicans supported the motion to refer the resolution to the committee.

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