A Democratic congressman convicted of tax evasion, bribery, and 8 other criminal charges was the last House member expelled before George Santos

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Left to Right: Rep. George Santos joins a small list of representatives who were expelled from Congress, including former Rep. James Traficant of Ohio.

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The House of Representatives is set to lose 375 years of congressional experience as 30 members have announced their departures

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Reps. Katie Porter, Adam Schiff, and Barbara Lee, Democratic candidates for California Senate, participate in the National Union of Healthcare Workers Senate Candidate Forum in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

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A retiring Democratic congressman laments the 'absolute chaos' of the current session that he says contributed to his decision to forgo reelection

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Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan.

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A GOP congressman who earlier this year mulled running for statewide office says Congress has become a 'childish' place that isn't attracting 'the cream of the crop'

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Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans are taking advantage of a 19th-century House rule to try to lower Biden officials' salaries to $1

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene participates in a House Oversight Committee hearing titled "The Basis for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr." on Capitol Hill September 28, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Petty insults, sexual misconduct with minors, and flat-out corruption: House censure has gone from frivolous, to serious, to frivolous again

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On Tuesday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan became the 26th lawmaker to be censured by the House in American history.
On Tuesday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan became the 26th lawmaker to be censured by the House in American history.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson once promoted software he used to monitor his porn usage. Josh Duggar and Lamar Odom used the same program.

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Newly elected Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks with Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry in the House chamber after his election at the US Capitol on October 25, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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31 Democrats voted to spare George Santos. 1 of them went on Reddit to explain why.

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George Santos (left) and Jeff Jackson (right).

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George Santos pleads not guilty in federal court. But in Washington, some of his colleagues are forcing a vote to kick him out.

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George Santos was arraigned in federal court on Friday.
George Santos was arraigned in federal court on Friday.

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Blake Masters is running for a Phoenix-area House seat — but he lives over 100 miles away in Tucson

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Blake Masters on the campaign trail in 2022.
Blake Masters on the campaign trail in 2022.

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