House GOP Backtracks From Ethics Watchdog Weakening After Trump Tweet

House Republicans quickly backtracked from plans announced Monday to weaken an independent ethics watchdog Tuesday after resistance from President-elect Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported. GOP House members voted to withdraw changes to the official rules made less than 24 hours prior that would rein in the Office of Congressional Ethics. Instead, the House will study changes to the office with an August deadline, the report said. Trump wasted little time to slam his fellow Republicans for voting behind closed doors Monday night to weaken the independent ethics office. The vote defied House GOP leaders and complicated Trump’s “drain the swamp” campaign mantra. “With all that Congress...