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Here’s what may have slipped under your radar last week: a US congressman is censured over his conduct toward staffers, a South Korean officer faked missing-persons cases to clear his desk, and more.
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Markey winsMassachusetts Democratic primary. 🏛️Officer arrestedover falsified case logs. 🌎Edwards dropsreelection bid after censure. ⚖️
Senator Ed Markey, the oldest senator in Massachusetts history, won the state’s Democratic primary, likely locking in another term that would carry him to age 86 by its end, in the deep-blue state.
The result runs against a national pattern of Democrats swapping older lawmakers for younger candidates. Markey defeated Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, a more moderate rival, even though Markey is both older and more progressive.
**The context:**Markey, first elected to Congress in 1976, has stayed aligned with younger voters on health care and clean energy, and drew backing from Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Moulton questioned what Markey would do differently after decades in office and faced criticism over past comments on trans athletes. Markey runs against Republican John Deaton in November.
A South Korean police officer, surnamed Bu, was arrested after investigators found he faked case files to mark missing people as located.
The scheme unraveled when two people he had logged as located were later found dead. In one case, police declined to reopen a report because the system already listed it as resolved.
The fallout: An audit of the 298 cases Bu handled over 16 months has flagged at least 25 more with fabricated logs. He told investigators he felt overburdened and assumed no one would notice. He now faces charges including falsifying official records.
Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina was censured by the House in a 413-2 vote after an Ethics Committee found he engaged in persistent, inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.
The committee said Edwards gave the staffers expensive gifts, remarked on their appearance, and invited them to private dinners and trips. Both have since left his office, and he apologized to them.
**The response:**Edwards disputed the sexual-harassment framing, saying the findings don’t justify that label. He is the 29th House member ever censured and has dropped his reelection bid, planning to finish his term. Only Edwards and Rep. Ralph Norman voted against the measure.
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