Rep. Charles Rangel, the long-serving Harlem Democrat facing numerous House ethics violations, took to the floor of the House of Representatives and gave a rambling 30-minute speech telling his colleagues (and America!) that he's not resigning: "Hey, if I was you, I may want me to go away too. I am not going away. I am here... You're not going to tell me to resign to make you feel comfortable. And for those who disagree, I'm sorry, but that's one thing you can't take away from me." Naturally, the GOP must be pretty happy! more ›

Rep. Charles Rangel marched in yesterday's Dominican Day Parade and when he wasn't telling kids to stay in school— "No escuela. No dinero. No school. No money"—he did tell the Daily News, "It's not over till it's over - and negotiations can proceed before and during the so-called hearing." Yet he wouldn't confirm whether he already signed a deal that Republicans nixed. more ›

Because his House Ethics violations are scaring away invitees to his big birthday party-fundraiser at the Plaza next week, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) has taken to calling his guest list to prod them to come. Actually, he's making robo-calls: Capitol Tonight has audio of the call, which has Rangel saying, "Hi. This is Charlie Rangel. I’m sorry I missed you, but I’m calling to let you know that there’s a birthday party..." more ›

Rep. Charles Rangel, who is currently on track for a public House trial over numerous ethics violations, is discussing his troubles with the man upstairs. Or at least that's how Rangel explained it to a hometown crowd: The Democrat spoke at a Harlem Week event and said, "How lucky you are when God tells you that you don’t have to take a plea. That you can tell them to let the facts speak for themselves. And if you’re afraid of the facts then it means that I can afford to be defiant." Did God also tell him to take the three extra rent-stabilized apartments? more ›

As Rep. Charles Rangel must decide whether to settle the House Ethics charges brought against him or to head to trial, one of his longtime colleagues is hoping the Harlem Democrat can just work out a deal. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said on MSNBC that he thought Rangel should admit wrongdoing, "I think that Charlie Rangel made it very clear in all the discussions I had with him...that he was willing to stipulate to all the sworn testimony that [was] made regarding these 13 allegations... Once a stipulation is made like that, the groundwork is there for a resolution to be had short of any kind of trial. So I would hope that we can get this done." more ›

Rep. Charles Rangel (D) spoke to reporters from the Harlem district he's served for over 40 years and said he was speaking against the advice of his lawyers. He claimed he was glad for the public House trial next week—he's accused of numerous ethics violations—because then there will be more facts, "I cannot think of anything that relieves me more than to be able to say to my constituents, 'This is the result of the investigation' so that they would know who Charlie Rangel is.'... Those of you who know me know that saying, 'No comment' is very, very difficult for me." Heck, he even apologized to Luke Russert—video below: more ›

After years of questions about his four (!) rent-stabilized apartments, not reporting income and/or taxes on various properties and sales, using House letterhead to solicit donations for a CUNY graduate school named after him, and more, the House of Representatives will be taking Rep. Charles Rangel (D), the longtime Congressman from Harlem, to trial over alleged ethics violations. more ›

The Washington Post devoted an editorial to repeat something it did in November: Ask Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) to "step aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee." This comes after last week's revelations that Rangel amended his financial reports, suddenly realizing there's $500,000 or maybe even over $1 million in assets he hadn't disclosed a few years ago. more ›

News about Rep. Charles Rangel's assets—and his problems disclosing them—continues to trickle in. After adding $500,000 in previously undisclosed assets to his 2007 finance report, the Post revealed that he also forgot to disclose the sale of a Harlem townhouse—worth as much as $1.3 million—and also that he "failed to reveal a staggering $3 million in various business transactions over the same period." This, from the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee! more ›