Charles Rangel
Rangel undeterred by ethics charges, grudge match
It sounds like a political grudge match for the ages: Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, battered by ethics charges and stripped of his chairmanship of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, defending his seat against Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of the legendary Harlem lawmaker Rangel ousted 40 years ago. But despite the 13 ethics [...]
Race An Undeniable Aspect of Democrats’ Ethics Troubles
CQ Politics – There is no way to put this delicately: the ethics scandals swirling around Reps. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) aren’t just a political boon to Republicans because they spotlight corruption in the Democratic Congress. They’re also a political gift to the GOP because Rangel and Waters are African-American. Let’s [...]
Rangel Faces Old Rival, New Demographics
Wall Street Journal – With a critical primary vote scheduled before a verdict in his House ethics trial, judgement for Rep. Charles Rangel will come first from the voters. That verdict will likely hinge on old alliances, long-running rivalries and the changing face of his upper Manhattan district. The 80-year-old Rangel is facing a Sept. [...]
Top Dems rally around Rep. Rangel at NY fundraiser
New York’s Democratic political establishment came out in force for embattled U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel on Wednesday, packing a sold-out fundraiser to praise Rangel’s service to the city and state over a 40-year career recently tainted by ethics charges. “I’ve been to a lot of funerals, and this damn sure isn’t a funeral,” Rangel said [...]
