[Slay] Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) is facing mounting pressure on Capitol Hill as lawmakers move closer to expelling the embattled Democrat following a sweeping ethics investigation and looming criminal exposure.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) signaled Tuesday that support is building to remove Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress.
“The Ethics Committee has gone through all of its processes, and they found some alarming facts,” Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill.
“I think the facts are indisputable at this point, and so I believe it will be the consensus of this body that she should be expelled.”
Ethics Committee Finds Dozens of Violations
The House Ethics Committee’s findings stem from a yearslong investigation involving:
• Hundreds of witness interviews
• Tens of thousands of documents reviewed
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• More than two dozen ethics violations identified
The panel is expected to announce its recommended punishment next week, a key step before any formal expulsion vote.
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has already pledged to introduce a resolution to expel Cherfilus-McCormick once the committee issues its recommendation.
Criminal Exposure and Serious Allegations
Cherfilus-McCormick is also facing severe legal jeopardy, with potential penalties exceeding five decades in prison.
She is accused of:
• Stealing millions in taxpayer-funded disaster relief money
• Using those funds to finance her congressional campaign and luxury purchases
• Participating in a straw donor scheme
• Conspiring to file a false federal tax return
Despite the allegations, Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing and continues to run for re-election ahead of Florida’s August primary.
Democrats Largely Hold the Line
Expelling a member of Congress requires a two-thirds majority vote, meaning Republicans would need significant Democratic support.
So far, only a small number of Democrats have broken ranks.
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If for no other reason they need to Fry her for being caught so easily.
As a Federal Congressperson, she should know how steal and lie better. She is just making the Democrats (liberals & socialists) look like amateurs to the voters, and I sure her voters expected better.
Heck, she has been office over 2.5 years, and still only a net worth of about $1.5 Million. Nancy, Hillary, and the Biden's must be laughing.
[DailySignal] The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County commissioners may reject Republican nominees to the county’s election board, finding the board appointments are “inherently discretionary.”
For years, the Democrat-controlled Fulton County Board of Commissioners has been fighting the local GOP over who gets to sit on the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections.
In May 2025, the commissioners rejected the Republican Party’s nominees, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier.
Later that summer, Superior Court Judge David Emerson ordered the county to seat both nominees. When the commissioners refused, Emerson issued a follow-on ruling, ordering a $10,000-a-day contempt fine—but Democrats refused to budge.
Currently, Adams is the only Republican on the Board of Registration and Elections. She is serving in a holdover status until a replacement is seated.
APPEALS COURT REVERSES LOWER RULING
The appeals court reversed the lower court’s seating order and erased the $10,000-a-day fine, ruling the commissioners’ decisions can be challenged only in cases of “gross abuse of discretion.”
The court said the term “shall appoint” in state law allows commissioners to make their own judgment on nominees.
GOP officials say the decision gives Fulton County Democrats a veto over GOP nominees and undermines bipartisan oversight of local elections.
REPUBLICANS PUSH BACK
According to The Federalist, Frazier said, “If this holds, the Dems on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners can essentially pick their Dem Board of Elections members, the chair and the Republicans.”
Nominee Adams issued a written statement: “This action destroys parity—the bipartisan balance that protects election integrity—by granting one party unchecked control over election oversight. It erodes public trust, as citizens inevitably see bias even where none exists. And it sets a dangerous precedent, signaling to other metro counties that political power, not fairness, governs who oversees elections.”
WHAT THE RULING COULD MEAN
The ruling could encourage other Georgia counties to reject opposing-party nominees the same way. It could also allow commissioners to block nominees who raise concerns about elections before they ever join the board.
Frazier also warned on X about what could happen if Republican representation is blocked in large Democratic counties: “Can you imagine what would happen if there were no Republican representation in any of the large blue counties? That is what this allows for. Time is very short. The primary is right around the corner, followed by the midterm.”
The Federalist writes, “This decision creates a dangerous ‘new normal’ for Georgia. If one party can block the other’s nominees until they find someone ‘compliant’ enough, the bipartisan balance the legislature intended to provide confidence and trust in our elections is all but dead.”
The Fulton County GOP is considering an appeal, and Georgia lawmakers are exploring legislation to clarify that “shall appoint” requires commissioners to seat qualified nominees.
And up the coast at the northern end of the South:
ABSOLUTE CHAOS
With 4 minutes to midnight the Speaker RAMS the Voting Rights Act through with NO DEBATE from the Republicans who were all standing to be recognized!
This bill will give minorities in the state a right to sue their county if they don't like the outcome of their… pic.twitter.com/FE3EcZueHn
— Maryland Freedom Caucus (@MDFreedomCaucus) April 14, 2026
…. right to sue their county if they don't like the outcome of their local elections.
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