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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., arrives at the House Chamber, Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington, as House Republicans are on track to pass a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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George Santos expulsion coming before House as Democrats force vote
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Tue,05/16/23-5:10PM , 98 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague.
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U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits. (May 10)

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Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren't ready to take that step
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Wed,05/10/23-11:22PM , 33 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that they intend to let the legal process play out with New York Rep. George Santos before they take steps to force his resignation or expel him.
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Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., confers with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, during a hearing on the Republican proposal to address the debt limit which passed along party lines in the House last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2023. Senate Democrats are looking to pressure Republicans into resolving the impasse on the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Thu,05/04/23-9:06AM , 209 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the increasingly menacing debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focusing on what they say will be painful reductions in government services if a bill the GOP recently pushed through th
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 24, 2023. This year’s debt ceiling debate has a different feel to it for some lawmakers. The most recent debates over increasing the nation’s borrowing authority generally have been contentious but resolved before markets started to panic. But this year, a new Republican majority in the House is itching for a spending showdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Fri,03/31/23-11:19PM , 237 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fights over increasing the nation’s borrowing authority have been contentious in Congress, yet follow a familiar pattern: Time and again, lawmakers found a way to step back from the brink before markets began to panic and the nation risked a dangerous default on its debt.
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