Convicted U.S. congressman James Traficant said Israel has a “powerful stranglehold on the American government.” WASHINGTON (JTA) — Convicted U.S. congressman James Traficant said Israel ...

The House of Representatives voted to censure Texas Rep. Al Green on Thursday, but what does it mean to censure a Congressman ...

Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio) was expelled from Congress in 2002 in a 420-1 vote after his conviction on federal racketeering and tax charges. The same year, and again eight years later ...

Former Ohio Congressman James Traficant was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for accepting bribes and kickbacks. The former nine-term Democrat was expelled from the House of ...

He must not wrap up his meaning; he must not expect success.” Like most prophets, Jim Traficant, the legendary Ohio congressman who would have turned 80 next month but for his death in a tractor ...