Senator Capito’s Vote for Son’s Confirmation Raises Questions About Ethical Standards

In a move that spotlights ongoing concerns about the erosion of ethical standards in Washington, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., cast her vote to confirm her son, Moore Capito, as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. This vote came amid a larger slate of approximately 100 Trump administration nominees confirmed in a narrow 51-47 Senate vote, but the familial connection has ignited a debate about whether public officials are blurring the lines between personal interest and public service. Capito’s public statement congratulated the nominees, including her son, without acknowledging their family relationship, a silence that raises alarms...