The House on Wednesday killed a measure to expel Rep. George Santos, the embattled New York Republican who faces 23 federal counts including wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds.
Far-left "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib survived an attempt by House Republicans to censure her over her critical remarks against Israel and accusations that she led an anti-Israel "insurrection" at the U.S. Capitol complex.
When asked during a segment with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity who thinks President Biden is "cognitively strong enough" for the top spot, it appeared no House GOP members present for the segment raised their hands. During a live interview with several GOP leaders and an audience of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday night, Hannity asked...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) appeared to dismiss the two failed votes over Rep. George Santos's (R-N.Y.) expulsion and the censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), arguing the issues were "resolved on the floor." "It was resolved on the floor and we allow members to vote their conscience on that," Johnson said Wednesday night in a...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said House Republicans would “marry” appropriations bills for Ukraine funding with border security Wednesday. “Well, with our appropriations bills for Ukraine funding, for example, we're gonna marry that with border security,” Johnson told Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday. “The two things are gonna be handled together, because we believe...
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) shared a meme on social media Wednesday night, moments after an effort to oust him from Congress failed in the lower chamber. He later quickly took the post down. In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, Santos shared a photoshopped image of him wearing a crown against the backdrop...
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said there is a “lot of cowardice” amongst fellow GOP members in their refusal to go against former President Trump during comments Wednesday. “I think there's a lot of cowardice, and I guess I don't mean that as just a pejorative attack for no reason just to be mean, it's...
A total of 31 Democrats joined 182 Republicans in voting to keep Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in Congress, killing a Republican-led effort to oust the embattled lawmaker. The lower chamber on Wednesday voted 179-213-19 on a resolution to expel Santos, marking the second unsuccessful attempt this year to eject the first-term lawmaker from the House....