House Expels George Santos From Congress in Historic Vote  —  Mr. Santos, a New York Republican, is the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body's history.  “To hell with this place,” he said after his colleagues ousted him.  —  Back  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote

Sparks flew behind the scenes at the Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom debate  —  While the candidates said they were happy to keep debating for longer than 90 minutes, an intervention from the California governor's wife put a stop to it.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

Judge denies two of Trump's motions to dismiss his federal election interference case  —  The judge rejected arguments from Trump's lawyers, who cited the First Amendment and presidential immunity in pressing for dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith's case.

For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor died this morning in Phoenix, Arizona, of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer's, and a respiratory illness.

DeSantis Super PAC Suffers Another Big Staff Loss, This Time Its Chairman  —  The departure of Adam Laxalt, a longtime friend of the Florida governor, is the latest shake-up inside Never Back Down as it faces questions over the group's strategy and spending.

911 Call Released in Florida GOP Chair Rape Probe  —  “She's saying she's scared that the person who raped her came to her house, so she's scared to leave,” a friend of the accuser said.  —  The woman who accused Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler—husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler …

Florida appeals court reverses ruling on DeSantis's congressional maps  —  A state appeals court in Florida reaffirmed Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) congressional maps Friday, reversing a lower court ruling that labeled them unconstitutional.  —  The appeals court said the lower court misapplied precedent …

Appeals court orders Texas to remove buoy barrier on the Rio Grande border  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's request to reverse a lower court's finding that the floating barriers were illegal.  —  A federal appeals court on Friday ordered Texas …

Boebert Enlists Dave Chappelle for Transphobic Photo Op  —  SAY CHEESE  —  Dave Chappelle obliged a number of starstruck lawmakers' requests for photos while at Capitol Hill on Thursday, among them Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL).  “May we get a selfie with you?”

Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X  —  Walmart (WMT.N) said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.  —  “We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers …

Speaker Johnson wrote foreword for book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic insults  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote the foreword and publicly promoted a 2022 book that spread baseless and discredited conspiracy theories and used derogatory homophobic insults.

Rep. Smith Statement on Vandalism at His Home  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement on the vandalism against his home in Bellevue, Washington regarding the conflict in Israel and Gaza.  —  “Last night, my house was vandalized …

NY-03: With Santos Expulsion Likely, Toss Up Special Looms on Long Island  —  With nearly 90 House Republicans planning to vote to expel GOP Rep. George Santos (NY-03) per Politico's latest whip count, it looks like a matter of hours until the most infamous House member of the social media age is finally ousted.

How religion plays into Ron DeSantis' public image — from ‘armor of God’ to a Bible ordered on Amazon  —  The Florida governor has never made his faith a major part of his public image, but he's having to talk about it more as he reaches out to conservative religious voters.