“Federal agents raided the home of the daughter of U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) and his longtime friend Charlie Sexton this morning,” the Philidelphia Inquirer reports. “The agents departed Karen Weldon’s home…with arms loaded with boxes.” The FBI is investigating whether Rep. Weldon “used his influence to help his daughter, a registered lobbyist, win consulting contracts.”

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