Congress is supposed to police its own ethics. Here’s why it falls short.; The Washington Post, April 23, 2026

 Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post; Congress is supposed to police its own ethics. Here’s why it falls short.

"The U.S. Constitution could hardly be clearer about how unethical behavior on the part of members of Congress should be handled.

“Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member,” Article 1, Section 5 stipulates.

In other words, it’s up to the House and the Senate to police themselves.

That system’s effectiveness and shortcomings have been on stark display the past few weeks, which have seen three members of the House resign, rather than face the possibility of being kicked out."

Ethics Shmethics; Substack, December 25, 2025

Robert Reich, Substack; Ethics Shmethics

"Why haven’t the American Bar Association or the American Medical Association stood up against the unethical behavior of professionals in the Trump regime? 

I was always told that professional associations existed to maintain professional standards, not merely to restrict the number of licensed professionals to maintain professional prices...

If legal ethics mean anything, Halligan should be disbarred. 

If medical ethics mean anything, Dr. Vinay Prasad should no longer be a doctor...

If professional associations have any legitimate purpose in our system, it is to enforce ethical standards and hold professionals accountable to them...

Where are the American Bar Association and the American Medical Association during Trump’s unscrupulous reign?"