When former Representative George Santos, the serial fabulist, was expelled from Congress by his colleagues in December, he left in a huff, declaring, “to hell with this place.” On Thursday night, the Tom Ripley of Congress was back. Dressed in a crystal-encrusted collar, Mr. Santos took a seat on the House floor in a surprise…
Moments after House members cast a historic vote to expel Representative George Santos of New York, Speaker Mike Johnson banged the gavel with a grim look on his face. “In light of the expulsion of the gentleman from New York, Mr. Santos, the whole number of the House is now 434,” he announced gravely to…
It was likely to be his second-to-last day serving in Congress, and Representative George Santos of New York seemed determined to go out the way he came in: as a scandal-plagued curiosity attracting maximum attention. The serial fabulist, indicted on 23 federal felony counts, arrived on the Capitol grounds at 8 a.m. Thursday for a…
WASHINGTON — It began on the floor the House, in an impromptu but strikingly testy exchange just before the State of the Union address. Senator Mitt Romney, the Utah Republican known for his party-bucking stands and emphasis on moral rectitude, could be seen scolding Representative George Santos, the New York freshman who faces multiple investigations…
The group’s Democratic counterpart, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, took a harder line, calling on Mr. Santos “to not take the oath of office” in a post on Twitter and challenging the R.J.C.’s integrity for not doing the same. The R.J.C. has taken a tougher stance on perceived affronts to the Jewish community before.…