OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting

The firm, co-founded by Sam Altman, said it is "not responsible" for the attack at Florida State University

Florida Democrat Resigns From Congress 20 Minutes Before Expulsion Vote

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, had been charged with stealing $5 million in federal funds. The House Ethics Committee was to take up her case Tuesday.

By Soumya Karlamangla

House Democrat resigns ahead of possible expulsion vote over alleged financial crimes

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted last year on charges that she stole and laundered federal disaster money and used it to support a congressional campaign.

By Marianna Sotomayor, Kadia Goba

House Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics investigation

Florida US representative indicted in November for allegedly misusing more than $5m of federal disaster funds Democratic US representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said she is resigning effective immediately, after a House committee found she violated ethics rules. The panel was set to issue its recommended punishment for the Florida representative on Tuesday. Cherfilus-McCormick was also indicted by a federal grand jury in November for allegedly funneling more than $5m worth of federal dis...

By Shrai Popat in Washington

An unusual number of Congress members are being pressured to resign or face expulsion

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., is one of four House members who have been under pressure to resign or face expulsion recently. What does this spate of embattled members say about Congress?

By Sam Gringlas

Indicted Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to resign from Congress amid expulsion threat

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick said she will resign from Congress after facing an expulsion threat tied to more than two dozen alleged ethics violations.

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns, third House member to quit this month

Cherfilus-McCormick is third lawmaker to quit, as wave of scandal swamps US Congress

A Democratic lawmaker resigned on Tuesday, becoming the third member of the US House of Representatives to step down in just over a week as a wave of ethics scandals engulfs Congress. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida announced her immediate resignation ahead of a scheduled disciplinary hearing by the House Ethics Committee, which had been weighing potential sanctions over a string of campaign finance violations. Her departure follows the recent resignations of Democrat Eric Swalwell and...

By Agence France-Presse

Democrat borrows Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ refrain to resign from Congress after House ethics probe

Ouster of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick closely follows the resignations of two House members for sexual misconduct allegations

By John Bowden

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resignation: What are the charges over $5M disaster relief funds? Explained

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, announced her resignation from Congress due to an ethics probe and criminal charges.