Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Nov. 1, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO George Santos said he won’t seek reelection in 2src24. House Republicans may boot the indicted New Yorker well before then. His announcement on social media Thursday immediately followed a scathing House Ethics Committee report that found “substantial evidence”
Democrats spar over Santos strategy as GOP punts on bid to expel him
May 18, 2023 by
Rep. George Santos is surrounded by media as he leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y on Wednesday, May 1src, 2src23. | Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo House Democrats wrangled internally on Wednesday over whether to try to stop Speaker Kevin McCarthy from punting on a bid to expel George Santos from Congress. The tensions surfaced
Austria’s Government Plans to Shutdown Seven Mosques and Expel 60 Turkish-Funded Imams.
June 8, 2018 by
The conservative Austrian government announced plans this week to shutter seven mosques and expel 60 Turkish-funded radical imams. The Turkish government blasted the move as an act of Islamophobia. The Daily Mail reported: Austria said it could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families and would shut down seven mosques as part of […]
Trump administration to expel 60 Russian diplomats and close Seattle consulate
March 26, 2018 by
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration expelled 60 Russian diplomats on Monday and ordered Russia’s consulate in Seattle to close, as the United States and European nations sought to jointly punish Moscow for its alleged role in poisoning an ex-spy in Britain. Senior Trump administration officials said all 60 Russians were spies working in the U.S. […]
OUT AT OSCAR: Motion Picture Academy Votes To Expel Harvey Weinstein
October 16, 2017 by
Oscar voters still oddly silent on Roman Polanksi, though. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which votes on and holds the yearly Hollywood self-celebration, the Oscars, voted Saturday to expel embattled film producer Harvey Weinstein after nearly 40 women have come forward to complain the mogul sexually harassed — and even sexually assaulted […]