Ex-congressman ordered to pay $456k for election violationsFebruary 24, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A federal judge ordered a former Florida Republican congressman on Tuesday to pay $456,000 for secretly funneling thousands of dollars to a little-known Democratic candidate in 2012 to try to weaken a political rival...Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctionsBy JOSHUA GOODMANJune 22, 2020 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Venezuela's socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $50 million to keep U...