House ethics panel investigating claims Republican Rep. Troy Nehls pocketed $25K in campaign cash

The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it was probing Texas GOP Rep. Troy Nehls for allegedly diverting $25,000 in campaign funds for personal use before and during his first term in Congress. Ethics chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-Pa.) revealed that the investigation into Nehls, which began March 26, had been...