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Rep. George Santos Files 2024 Statement of Candidacy — But It Doesn't Mean He's Running for Reelection
Santos has been denounced by some Republicans and embroiled in a flurry of investigations after admitting he lied about his biography on the campaign trail.
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House Ethics Panel Launches Probe Into Rep. George Santos
The House Ethics Committee announced is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos. The committee announced the probe Thursday of the New York congressman whose lies and embellishments about his resume and personal life have drawn deep scrutiny in Congress. The bipartisan leaders of the committee announced the panel had voted unanimously to establish an investigative subcommittee to...
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Mitt Romney Censures George Santos at SOTU in Tense Exchange: ‘You Don't Belong Here'
Republican Rep. George Santos positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, with his presence at the center aisle to see and be seen with the arrivals was met with a stern rebuke from a fellow Republican, Sen. Mitt Romney.
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WATCH: Testy Exchange Between Romney, Santos
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., were seen before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address having an exchange on the House floor. A lawmaker close to the exchange told NBC News that he overheard Romney telling Santos that he does not belong in Congress.
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FBI Looking Into Claim That George Santos Stole Money From Dying Service Dog
The FBI is speaking to a veteran regarding his claim that Rep. George Santos stole thousands of dollars that had been raised to pay for surgery for his dying service dog, according to NBC News.
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George Santos Backs Off House Committees Amid Ongoing Investigations
Embattled Rep. George Santos won’t accept key congressional committee assignments amid ongoing ethics and campaign finance-related investigations, the Republican told colleagues — and his office confirmed — Tuesday.
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George Santos Now Says $500K Campaign Loan Didn't Come From His Personal Funds
Rep. George Santos made a significant revision to his 2022 campaign filings Tuesday by specifying that a $500,000 loan he made to the campaign didn’t come from his personal funds.
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George Santos: I Am Not a Drag Queen and Didn't Let a Dog Die
Rep. George Santos faces a growing number of serious allegations about his past and his conduct, and he has stayed mostly silent in recent days as claims against him mount. But there’s one allegation he categorically denies: being a drag queen. “The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a...
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George Santos Says His Mom Was in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Records Show She Wasn't in the U.S.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has claimed that his mother was at her office inside the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but records obtained by NBC News on Wednesday show she was living in Brazil at the time.
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Santos Reportedly Denies Stealing Dying Dog's Charity as Pressure Mounts
The latest controversy around embattled Rep, George Santos involves a dying dog and a GoFundMe campaign.
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McCarthy Admits He Knew Santos' Campaigner Impersonated His Chief of Staff
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-15) on Tuesday called upon the Federal Election Commission to investigate George Santos. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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‘I've Lived an Honest Life:' George Santos Tells Gaetz He Won't Resign as Pressure Mounts
Slamming the coverage of his travails as “media nonsense,” Rep. George Santos on Thursday defiantly insisted he had no plans to resign from Congress.
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‘Not Welcomed Here': NY GOP Leaders Call for George Santos to Resign
Virtually the entire Republican leadership of New York’s Nassau County called on Rep. George Santos to resign from Congress, saying he was “disgraced” and needed to step aside.
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House Democrats File Ethics Complaint Against GOP Rep. George Santos of New York
Freshman Republican Rep. George Santos of New York recently was found to have lied about and embellished details of his resume.
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NY Prosecutors Investigating Rep.-Elect George Santos for Lying About His Past
U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is now under investigation by the Nassau County District attorney’s office. The development adds to a loudening uproar over revelations that the Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional life when he campaigned successfully for U.S. Congress. Despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown...
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NY Rep.-Elect George Santos Admits Lies, Says, ‘We Do Stupid Things in Life'
The Nassau County GOP is expected to release a statement Tuesday on the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., who admitted a day ago that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.
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Fake Jobs, Bogus Diploma: Did an NY Republican Make Up His Resume?
George Santos, who won NY’s 3rd congressional district on Long Island, appears to have fabricated work and education experience prior to his win.