Rep. Bob Ney from Ohio has been asked by the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, to resign his chairmanship. Ney of course has been a likely target of further investigation into the Abramoff affair. From the AP:

Ney’s committee has jurisdiction over the Republican reform agenda in the wake of the Abramoff scandal, and Hastert believes it is inappropriate to let Ney run it, said a GOP leadership aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the negotiations between Ney and the speaker.

Things just look worse and worse.