House Republicans gut their own oversight  —  In one of their first moves of the new Congress, House Republicans have voted to gut their own independent ethics watchdog — a huge blow to cheerleaders of congressional oversight and one that dismantles major reforms adopted after the Jack Abramoff scandal.

House GOP guts ethics panel  —  Washington (CNN)House Republicans voted Monday night in favor of a proposal that would weaken Congress' outside ethics watchdog and remove its independence.  —  Republican Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte's proposal would place the independent Office of Congressional Ethics …

House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office  —  Defying the wishes of their top leaders, House Republicans voted behind closed doors Monday night to rein the independent ethics office created eight years ago in the wake of a series of embarrassing congressional scandals.

House GOP Votes to Strip Ethics Office of Independent Status  —  Surprise move by Republicans comes day before new Congress  —  Pelosi says vote contradicts Trump's ‘drain the swamp’ pledge  —  House Republicans abruptly voted Monday night to effectively weaken the independent Office …

New Republican-led U.S. Congress lays groundwork for Trump era  —  The Republican-led U.S. Congress begins a new session on Tuesday where it will start laying plans for enacting President-elect Donald Trump's agenda of tax cuts, repeal of Obamacare and the rollback of financial and environmental regulations.