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House avoids unprecedented four-member expulsion week as Swalwell and Gonzales resign instead

Mills remains under investigation as lawmakers weigh whether disciplinary action against him should proceed alongside action against Cherfilus-McCormick.

House avoids unprecedented four-member expulsion week as Swalwell and Gonzales resign instead
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Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from the House, averting immediate expulsion proceedings. The article says the House may still consider disciplinary action against Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills, whose ethics inquiries are at different stages.

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Cory Mills
R · FL-7

Representative facing allegations and an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation

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Tony Gonzales
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX)

Representative who resigned after an affair with an aide and amid possible expulsion

Gonzales's version of this story ↗
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Former U.S. Representative (D-FL)

Representative facing possible expulsion following a House Ethics Committee finding

Cherfilus-McCormick's version of this story ↗
Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Representative who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations

Swalwell's version of this story ↗
George Santos
Former U.S. Representative (R-NY)

Former representative cited as the most recent member expelled from the House

Republican congressional candidate who faced Gonzales in a primary runoff

Doug LaMalfa
Former U.S. Representative (R-CA)

Late representative whose northern California seat remains vacant

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who commented on possible discipline for Cherfilus-McCormick and the status of Mills’s inquiry

Analilia Mejia
D · NJ-11

Democratic congressional candidate in a New Jersey special election

Adam B. Schiff
D · CA · SEN

Senator and former representative cited among members censured since 2021

Clay Fuller
R · GA-14

Representative who won a special election and was sworn into the House

Mikie Sherrill
Former U.S. Representative (D-NJ)

New Jersey governor and former representative whose House seat was vacant

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former representative whose seat was filled by Clay Fuller

Jamaal Bowman
Former U.S. Representative (D-NY)

Former representative cited among members censured since 2021

House Minority Leader who answered questions about party balance and the ethics process

Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative cited among members censured since 2021

Kevin Kiley
I · CA-3

Independent representative whose former Republican affiliation is noted in the House-count discussion

Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative cited among members censured since 2021

Paul A. Gosar
R · AZ-9

Representative cited among members censured since 2021

ALSO MENTIONED  Charlie Rangel, Former representative cited in the House’s censure history; Daniel Crane, Former representative cited in the House’s history of reprimands; Gerry Studds, Former representative cited in the House’s history of reprimands; Greg Steube, Representative who filed a resolution seeking Cherfilus-McCormick’s expulsion; Jim Traficant, Former representative cited in the history of House expulsions

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Mills Urged To Resign Amid Recent Congressional Resignations

After Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned, Cory Mills remained under ethics scrutiny over allegations, while lawmakers discussed possible resignation or expulsion. Left-leaning outlets connect scrutiny of Mills to accountability concerns and criticism of his defense, while also noting a likely delay in expulsion efforts. Center outlets focus on whether House discipline should wait for ethics proceedings, with Politico portraying Republican delay as protection of Mills. Right-leaning outlets emphasize renewed calls for resignation or expulsion after the other resignations, while The Floridian notes Mills disputes comparisons to those members.

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