BREAKING: Ethics Allegations Rock Senate | Republicans Split with Trump (Ep 712)

BREAKING: Ethics Allegations Rock Senate | Republicans Split with Trump (Ep 712)

From Joey Hudson / Just The Truth by Joey Hudson

April 17, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 715

About this episode

The episode discusses ethics allegations in the Senate, a split among Republicans regarding immigration, and features interviews with South Carolina officials.

Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson Another day, more questions swirling around Washington — and now, the spotlight may be shifting from the House to the Senate. New reports say allegations of misconduct involving an unnamed U.S. senator have been formally sent to the Senate Ethics Committee. Is the wave of scandal that has rocked the House now crossing over into the Senate? We break down what we know — and what could come next. Meanwhile, a group of Republicans in the House broke ranks with Donald Trump, joining Democrats to support protections for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals facing potential deportation under the Temporary Protected Status program. The move highlights growing divisions within the GOP on immigration policy and enforcement. Here at home in South Carolina, Pamela Evette joins us to discuss: The upcoming gubernatorial debate in Charleston Key legislative priorities in the final weeks of the session What voters should be watching as decisions are finalized And later, State Representative John McCravy joins the show to give his perspective on wrapping up the legislative session — and what he calls a major win for common sense policy. 🎯 In Today’s Show…

People in this episode

Host: Joey Hudson

Guests: Pamela Evette, John McCravy

Topics covered

  • Senate ethics allegations
  • Republicans split with Trump
  • immigration policy
  • Temporary Protected Status
  • gubernatorial debate
  • legislative updates

Keywords

  • ethics allegations
  • Senate
  • Trump
  • immigration
  • Haitian nationals
  • gubernatorial debate
  • legislative session

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Senate Ethics Committee, Republicans, Democrats

Places: South Carolina, Haiti

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