WATCH LIVE: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick faces ethics charges in House hearing

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick is facing ethics charges in a House hearing that could result in her expulsion from Congress. Some Republican lawmakers have threatened to force a vote removing her from the chamber, elevating the political stakes beyond a typical ethics proceeding. The hearing represents a rare moment of potential bipartisan action on misconduct, though expulsion requires a two-thirds majority vote in the House. Ethics investigations of sitting members typically result in censure or other penalties short of removal, making an expulsion threat unusual. The outcome will likely depend on whether the ethics committee's findings are severe enough to persuade enough lawmakers that removal is warranted.