Newman Under Investigation Over Alleged Bribe

FILE – In this March 9, 2020, photo, Democrat Marie Newman campaigns in Chicago. A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded that U.S. Reps. Marie Newman of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law, prompting reviews from the House Ethics Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Congresswoman Marie Newman is under investigation. The House Ethics Committee is looking into claims the Illinois Democrat may have violated federal law by promising a political rival a job so he wouldn’t run against her in the 2020 primary. The decision followed an investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics that concluded there was reason to believe the allegation of political bribery.