The House on Friday took the remarkable step of expelling George Santos (R-N.Y.), shrinking the GOP’s already thin majority and depriving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of a precious vote as the

The House voted Friday to expel George Santos from Congress, making the New York Republican just the sixth member of the House ever to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years. Here’s what you need to know about expulsion and what happens next: There is no guide for what behavior rises to the level of expulsion.

Rep. George Santos, the beleaguered Republican who represented New York's 3rd Congressional District, has officially been expelled from Congress over alleged ethics violations and other accusations of wrongdoing.