The House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 to expel Rep. George Santos of New York on Friday. A special election to replace him will be held in February. The vote follows the House Ethics Committee report in November that found “substantial evidence” the freshman Republican violated campaign finance and government ethics laws, including using […]
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Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote
Embattled New York Rep. George Santos was expelled from the House on Friday in a historic vote following a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged fraud perpetrated by his campaign after months of scandals around the freshman Republican lawmaker. Following the release of the ethics report last month, Santos, 35, said he would not seek […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz calls on Florida GOP chair accused of rape to resign
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., joined the chorus of prominent politicians calling on Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler to resign over allegations of rape. “We’re at the posture where we would be better served with different leadership in the Republican Party and I think it’s time to move on and […]
A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation
HOLD FOR STORY UPDATE – In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, attacks U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as he delivered a speech while campaigning for governor as New York’s Republican candidate, in Perinton, N.Y., July 21, 2022. Jakubonis, who pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting […]
A Man Who Accosted Former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an Upstate NY Campaign Stop Receives 3 Years Probation
David Jakubonis approached the then-U.S. representative while carrying a keychain with two sharp points at a campaign rally near Rochester, New York in July 2022. The two men struggled, and Jakubonis pulled Zeldin down before being subdued, according to prosecutors. Jakubonis’ attorneys have said the U.S. Army veteran was drunk and was trying to get […]
Dr Dre Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene For Using His Music
Dr. Dre accused Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday of copyright infringement after she used the instrumental of his song “Still D.R.E.” in a video shared on Twitter. The nearly two-minute video, which has now been removed from Twitter, reportedly showed Greene walking around the halls of Congress in slow motion to his song. […]
Voters to choose between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire for Houston mayor
HOUSTON — Two of Houston’s most powerful and longest serving political titans are facing off in a mayoral runoff election Saturday to see who will lead the nation’s fourth largest city, a young and diverse metro area facing challenges including crime, crumbling infrastructure and potential budget shortfalls. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. […]
Bad Bunny Grammys Telecast Called Out By Rep. Robert Garcia
Rep. Robert Garcia is doubling down on his disappointment with CBS for its handling of captioning Bad Bunny’s Grammys performance. On Wednesday, the California Democrat called out CBS for not offering Spanish-language closed captions during Bad Bunny’s performances and speech during the broadcast. Bad Bunny kicked off the Grammys with a mashup of “El Apagón” […]
Dayton-area state rep launches campaign
Dec. 7—The Miami Valley’s sole Democratic state representative officially announced his campaign for the Ohio Senate, a seat long held by Republicans. “When we come together across our differences and unite in a common cause, anything is possible,” state Rep. Willis Blackshear Jr., D-Dayton, said at a press conference Thursday at Dayton Metro Library’s west […]
House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for falsely pulling fire alarm
The House of Representatives is formally reprimanding Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., on Thursday morning over his pulling of a fire alarm earlier this year. The House voted largely along party lines to censure Bowman, who pulled the alarm despite no immediate threat of a fire in the middle of a dramatic floor vote. Lawmakers were […]
Assemblymember Luz Rivas will run for Rep. Tony Cárdenas seat
WASHINGTON — Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood) said she would run for Congress, entering what could become a crowded race to replace Tony Cárdenas as the San Fernando Valley-based 29th District’s representative. Cárdenas has told The Times he will not run for reelection in 2024 and will endorse Rivas to replace him in Washington. Rivas, 49, […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik responds to testimony from University presidents: ‘Pathetic moral depravity’
Rep. Elise Stefanik joined “Faulkner Focus” Wednesday to call out university presidents for their refusal to state that calling for genocide against Jews would violate their universities’ codes of conduct. Stefanik, R-N.Y., said she was “shaken” by the lack of moral clarity and said the presidents of Harvard, Penn and M.I.T deserve to be fired. […]