Topic: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters

Authorities retrieved three more suspicious packages Thursday, two to former Vice President Joe Biden and one to actor Robert De Niro, officials said.

The House Ethics Committee has ended its investigation of U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., announcing Friday there is inadequate evidence of a violation.

The Rev. H.H. Brookins, a civil rights activist and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, has died.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has accused the House Ethics Committee of violating her constitutional rights in its investigation of her finances.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., denied any wrongdoing Friday in her dealings with a bank where her husband is an investor.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was charged by the House ethics committee Monday with three counts of violating House rules and the federal ethics code.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asked the ethics committee Wednesday for a speedy trial on allegations she broke House rules.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., denied Monday she violated House ethics rules by helping steer federal funds to a bank with ties to her husband.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said Sunday he wouldn't oppose the idea of nationalizing U.S. banks.

U.S. House of Representatives members reached a compromise over a formula for distributing $15 billion in foreclosure aid, finance leaders in Washington said.