Group of Republicans to Launch First GOP Effort to Expel George Santos
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., departs a House Republican closed-door caucus to decide who to nominate for speaker of the House, on Capitol HillAlex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, a group of New York House Republicans announced that they will introduce a resolution…
This Supreme Court Case Could Decide Control of Congress in 2024
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Allen Weisselberg Still Wants to Be Trump’s Fall Guy
Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr., at a press conference on Jan. 11, 2017, with then-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last year, Allen Weisselberg did everything he could to protect Donald Trump from New York prosectors.…
Trump allies Chesebro and Powell again try to get their racketeering charges tossed ahead of Oct. 23 trial
Attorneys Brian Rafferty, left, representing Sidney Powell, and Manny Arora, representing Ken Chesebro, confer as Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee hears motions in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving ex-President Donald Trump say a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecutor Nathan…
Judge scrutinizes claims of lawyer accused of organizing fake GOP electors as trial date nears
Kenneth Chesebro, left, confers with is lawyer Scott Grubman, as Judge Scott MacAfee presides as the lawyers of Sidney Powell and Chesebro appear during a motions hearing in the election subversion case Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. Powell and Chesebro, indicted in August along with Trump and others, are accused of participating in a…
Race for U.S. House speaker moves toward a vote as Scalise, Jordan make their pitches
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2023. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans gathered behind closed doors for several hours Tuesday evening to debate who the party should elect as the next speaker amid divided views about the path forward. The two-hour forum featured…