Dec 01 Rep. George Santos expelled from House in a bipartisan vote By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote to expel was 311-114. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: House votes to expel Rep. George Santos after ethics investigation By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote to expel was 311-114. Expulsion requires support from two-thirds of the House, a purposefully high bar, but a blistering House Ethics Committee report that accused Santos of breaking federal law proved decisive. Continue reading
Nov 28 Democratic lawmaker moves to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House By Kevin Freking, Associated Press California Rep. Robert Garcia framed the effort as necessary in the event Republicans don't follow through on comparable legislation filed by the chairman of the House Ethics Committee. Continue reading
Nov 22 Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart By Mead Gruver, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press Maloy's win puts a woman in Utah's congressional delegation for the first time since 2019. Continue reading
Nov 16 Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report details 'overwhelming evidence' of lawbreaking By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Shortly after the panel's report was released, Santos blasted it as a “politicized smear” in a tweet on X but said that he would not be seeking reelection to a second term. Continue reading
Nov 16 Read the full House Ethics report on George Santos' alleged campaign crimes Santos has maintained his innocence and refused to resign despite calls from many of his colleagues to do so. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Averting government shutdown, Congress approves funding through the holidays By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year. Continue reading
Nov 14 House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bipartisan tally, 336-95, showed Johnson’s willingness to leave his right-flank Republicans behind and work with Democrats to temporarily keep government running. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: House votes to prevent a government shutdown with help from Democrats By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan to keep the government funded into the new year. Continue reading
Nov 14 The last government shutdown fight sent the House speaker packing. Will this week's showdown be calmer? By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The new Republican leader faces the same political problem that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster — angry, frustrated, hard-right GOP lawmakers rejecting his approach, demanding budget cuts and determined to vote against the plan. Continue reading