Abramoff Scheme News Today

let me be the first to tell you that there is finally a new speaker of the house, and the 118 congress has officially been convened. it took four days, and 15 tries, but in the early hours of this morning, the california congressman, kevin mccarthy, was finally elected the new speaker, putting him third in line for the presidency of the united states. it was a tough road getting there, especially last night, when tensions between republican members themselves, almost reached a breaking...

Conspiracy, fraud, and tax evasion for defrauding mainly native american tribes that were trying to develop casinos on the reservations. the republican congressman, bob nate, resigned to thousand six after pleading guilty to several charges in connected to the abramoff scheme. several other republicans lost reelection that year because of their proximity to or their controversy or scandals of their own. the democrats did have use tumbles of their own not year including the congressman william je...