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House votes to expel indicted Rep. George Santos from Congress
If he is ousted, the New York Republican would become just the third lawmaker since the Civil War to be expelled from the House of Representatives.
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Why George Santos was too toxic for the House GOP
The House of Representatives won't have Republican Rep. George Santos to kick around anymore. On Friday, the chamber voted 311 to 114 to formally expel Santos (with two voting present), surpassing the two-thirds majority necessary to remove Santos from office. This marked just the sixth expulsion in House history and only the third since the Civil War.
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Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee
An attorney for former President Donald Trump said Friday it would amount to “election interference” if his client is the Republican nominee for president while on trial in Georgia in the months running up to the general election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee opened the door for discussion on trial timing while considering requests by two of the former president's co-defendants to delay certain pretrial deadlines. District Attorney Fani Willis last month asked that all defen
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Republicans again target Democrat Lucy McBath in Georgia congressional map that keeps 9-5 GOP edge
Georgia Republicans on Friday proposed to redraw the state's congressional districts to create a new court-ordered Black majority district, maintaining the current 9-5 Republican congressional majority and again targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath's district for wholesale transformation. It's unlikely any of the proposed districts would produce competitive races between Republicans and Democrats. If it passes, the map could set up a court fight over whether the federal Voting Rights Act
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Trump legal news brief: Appeals court rules Trump can be sued for inciting Jan. 6 violence
A federal appeals court rules that civil lawsuits seeking damages against former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the U.S. Capitol riot carried out by his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, can proceed.
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The swift rise and fall of Rep. George Santos: A timeline
The House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 to expel Rep. George Santos of New York on Friday. The vote follows the House Ethics Committee report in November that found “substantial evidence” the freshman Republican violated campaign finance and government ethics laws.
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Federal appeals court finds Trump not entitled to presidential immunity in Jan. 6 civil cases — for now
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to dismiss civil claims seeking to hold him to account for the Jan. 6 riot, 2021 at the U.S.
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Georgia prosecutors, defense lawyers clash over fake electors in Donald Trump case
A Georgia judge is mulling arguments about whether the state has the authority to charge fake electors as part of Donald Trump's racketeering case.
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US appeals court says Trump must face lawsuits over US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president's claim that he is immune. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that Trump was acting "in his personal capacity as a presidential candidate" when he urged his supporters to march to the Capitol on the day of the riot. U.S. presidents are immune f
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Supreme Court to consider hearing Jan. 6 cases that could affect Trump prosecution
Three men charged in connection with the 2021 attack on the Capitol are seeking to dismiss a charge that's also facing former President Donald Trump.
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