Ways and Means Committee

After dismissing a request for a delay from Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., a House of Representatives ethics committee panel on Monday began a hearing on whether Rangel committed financial and fundraising misconduct. Deliberations will continue Tuesday.

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the enigmatic Representative from Harlem, has won every political challenge to his seat since 1971, often by as much as 90%. This week, however, he faced a challenge he couldn't possibly win: a vote by the Republicans to oust him as Chairperson from the powerful House...