Overview
- Late Tuesday, the House voted 209-214 to reject a censure of Del. Stacey Plaskett, with three Republicans joining Democrats and three Republicans voting present.
- Democrats had first tried to send the Plaskett matter to the Ethics Committee in a 213-214 motion that failed, clearing the way for the floor vote.
- Plaskett has acknowledged texting Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing and denies wrongdoing, while Washington Post reporting cited by Axios says Epstein suggested questions resembling those she later asked Michael Cohen.
- After the Plaskett vote, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke used a privileged motion to revive a censure of Rep. Cory Mills that requires a vote by Thursday unless withdrawn.
- The Mills measure cites allegations of domestic abuse, stolen valor, and financial misconduct that he denies and, per Mediaite, seeks his removal from the House Armed Services Committee, prompting GOP accusations of leadership-level dealmaking.