House on Fire: Rep. Cory Mills defiant despite ethics probe after Speaker Mike Johnson tells him not to resign

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsHouse on Fire: Rep. Cory Mills defiant despite ethics probe after Speaker Mike Johnson tells him not to resignMills maintains he has not been charged with a crimeEric Garcia Wednesday 22 April 2026 21:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963021","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cory-mills-mike-johnson-resign-ethics-b2963021.html","title":"Cory Mills defiant despite ethics probe after Mike Johnson tells him not to resign"}}CloseRep. Cory Mills pushes back on calls for him to resignSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Rep. Cory Mills of Florida says he will not resign...