5 Dec 2023

USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 5 December 2023

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him from the House of Representatives on December 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. Charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with 23 felonies in New York including fraud and campaign finance violations, Santos, 35, was expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 311-114. Santos is only the sixth person in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

George Santos is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the US Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him. Photo: DREW ANGERER / AFP

George Santos has been expelled from the house, making it the first time this has occurred without a conviction.

Ximena discusses what this means for the upcoming house elections. And former President Donald Trump's civil lawsuit continues in New York.

Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform reporter at NPR covering politics out of the White House and Congress on air and in print.

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