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Senate Ethics Committee

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Dec 14, 2025
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Which senators declared travel or hospitality from Venezuelan-linked entities since 2015?

Available sources provided by the user do not list any U.S. senators who “declared travel or hospitality from Venezuelan‑linked entities” since 2015; the material focuses on legislation, policy statem...

Nov 22, 2025
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What specific sexual misconduct accusations were made against Al Franken and who accused him?

Multiple news outlets reported that Al Franken faced a wave of allegations in late 2017 that he inappropriately kissed, groped, or touched several women; reporting counted at least seven to nine accus...

Dec 20, 2025
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What were the specific allegations made against Al Franken in 2017?

In late 2017 Senator Al Franken was accused by multiple women of a pattern of sexual misconduct dating back to his years as a comedian, with the first public charge alleging an unwanted kiss and gropi...

Nov 22, 2025

What photos and evidence were released to support the allegations against Al Franken?

Leeann Tweeden publicly released a photograph she said shows Al Franken with his hands over her sleeping chest taken on a 2006 USO flight, and she described an on-stage forced kiss from the same tour;...

Dec 8, 2025

Are there congressional ethics probes into Adam Schiff's financial disclosures related to Venezuela?

There is active scrutiny of investigations and handling of inquiries related to Senator Adam Schiff, but available sources do not report a formal congressional ethics probe specifically focused on Sch...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the official policy for reimbursing congressional vacation expenses?

Congressional rules reimburse travel and lodging only when travel is official — not for personal vacations — and those reimbursements are governed by detailed House and Senate travel regulations, the ...

Jan 5, 2026

Are there ethics investigations into senators for undeclared Venezuela-related gifts?

No credible reporting in the provided documents shows active Senate ethics investigations into senators for undeclared gifts tied to Venezuela; fact‑checking outlets that examined viral “Venezuela lis...

Dec 13, 2025

How do Senate ethics rules regulate foreign money and gifts to senators?

Senate rules sharply limit gifts and foreign-funded travel: gifts from registered lobbyists or agents of foreign principals are broadly prohibited, ordinary non‑cash gifts under $50 from other sources...

Dec 1, 2025

Have conflicts of interest or ethics investigations targeted senators with significant outside income or assets recently?

Recent reporting and official materials show the Senate enforces strict disclosure and outside-earnings limits — Senators whose pay equals or exceeds the 120% GS‑15 threshold ($150,160 for CY 2025) fa...

Nov 28, 2025

How did Al Franken's resignation impact the balance of power in the Senate in 2018?

Al Franken resigned effective January 2, 2018; Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appointed Democrat Tina Smith to fill the seat on January 3, 2018, and she served until winning a special election in Nove...