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  • Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves the Capitol after being expelled from the House of Representatives, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Washington. The House has voted to expel Santos following a critical ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use, making him just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by his colleagues. Expulsion requires support from two-third of the House. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Politics

    Rep. George Santos becomes only the 6th Congress member in U.S. history to be expelled from his job by colleagues

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 7: Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Politics

    Serial liar Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after ethics report says he wired campaign donations to his personal bank account

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • George SantosPolitics

    House Ethics panel finds ‘substantial evidence’ that George Santos broke the law, refers finding to DOJ

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 25: U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) applauds alongside fellow lawmakers as the House of Representatives holds an election for a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on October 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. After a contentious nominating period that has seen four candidates over a three-week period, the House GOP conference selected Johnson as their most recent nominee to succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted on October 4 in a move led by a small group of conservative members of his own party. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Politics

    GOP finally unites to elect Mike Johnson as House speaker, ending 3 weeks of Congressional chaos

    By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others
  • Mike Johnson walking through the halls of the Capitol buildingPolitics

    After 3 failed attempts to elect a new speaker, Republicans put forward an obscure figure who rallied support for Trump’s 2020 election challenge

    By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) speaks with members of the media following passage in the House of a 45-day continuing resolution on September 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House voted to pass a short-term, bipartisan funding bill that could avert a government shutdown and sent it to the Senate just hours before a midnight deadline. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)Politics

    Tom Emmer abandons House Speaker bid just hours after becoming the latest GOP nominee, adding to the Congressional chaos

    By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 20: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks to the media as he leaves a closed-door House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republican caucus is searching for a new Speaker of the House candidate after Rep. Jim Jordan failed on three separate attempts to achieve a majority of votes in the House of Representatives. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Politics

    Republicans dump Jim Jordan as House Speaker nominee, leaving Congress in crisis yet again

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, talks with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., dropped out of the race Thursday night, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Republicans choose Trump ally Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Steve ScalisePolitics

    Republicans nominate Steve Scalise as next speaker of the House

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s harshest critics, answers questions from members of the media after speaking on the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Gaetz has said he plans to use a procedural tool called a motion to vacate to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Politics

    House Speaker McCarthy tells Rep Matt Gaetz to ‘bring it on’ after Florida republican files motion to oust him over deal to avert government shutdown

    By Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, and others
  • FILE – Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    Matt Gaetz says he’ll seek to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker this week: ‘We need to rip off the Band-Aid’

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gives two thumbs up as the Senate votes to approve a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Politics

    Government shutdown avoided as Biden signs temporary funding bill rushed through Congress

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    It looks like Congress will avoid a government shutdown as McCarthy backs down, passes funding with Democratic votes

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans after his last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open collapsed yesterday, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. A new vote is scheduled for Saturday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    House passes 45-day funding plan, sends it to Senate as Kevin McCarthy says, ‘We’re going to keep government open’

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to avert government shutdown fails

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others