{"id":2113967,"date":"2023-12-02T05:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-frees-itself-from-george-santos-washington-photos-of-the-week\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T05:48:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:48:02","slug":"house-frees-itself-from-george-santos-washington-photos-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-frees-itself-from-george-santos-washington-photos-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"House severs ties with George Santos: Washington&#8217;s Weekly Photo Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-frees-itself-from-george-santos-washington-photos-of-the-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2113967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Expulsion\u2064 Vote Removes Indicted GOP\u2062 Rep. \u2064George Santos from Capitol<\/h2>\n<p>House members \u200dmade a bold\u2062 move on Friday, using\u200b a \u2062rare expulsion vote to remove indicted \u200cNew York GOP Rep. George\u200d Santos \u2062from the Capitol. This powerful action has\u200b only been \u200dsuccessfully deployed six times in \u2064U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the days leading up to his removal from office due to numerous allegations\u200c of ethics violations and criminal fraud, a larger-than-life inflatable Santos\u200b was causing a stir. \u2062MoveOn \u2064Political\u200d Action, a liberal group, unveiled a 15-foot balloon featuring Santos in a \u200dsuit and tie\u200d with \u200cthe words &#8220;full of lies&#8221; \u2062emblazoned on it. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-uninterested-in-honoring-nashville-shooting-victims\/\" title=\"Biden White House Uninterested in Honoring Nashville Shooting Victims\">political stunt aimed<\/a> to persuade lawmakers to oust the freshman lawmaker. But on a blustery Tuesday, the \u200ccartoon Santos broke \u200bfree and careened around the Capitol, creating quite a spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the real\u2064 Santos is out of a job,\u2062 Governor \u200bKathy Hochul (D-NY) will \u200dsoon announce a special election\u200c date\u2064 for the swing district seat.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2063 more details, \u2062 <a href=\"link-to-article\">click \u2064here to read more from The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Scenes from the Week of Nov. 27<\/h3>\n<p>Take a glimpse into the events of \u200cthe week of Nov. 27 through the lens of\u200b Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>House Speaker\u200d Mike Johnson (R-LA) pays a visit \u2063to \u200cthe Senate to meet with Minority Leader Mitch \u2063McConnell (R-KY).<\/li>\n<li>First Lady Jill Biden unveils the\u2063 White House\u200b holiday decor, but the Biden grandchildren stockings \u200dare\u200c noticeably absent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2063is the \u2064significance\u200b of Governor Kathy Hochul announcing a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-promises-to-campaign-for-gavin-newsom-amid-recall-effort\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Promises To Campaign For Gavin Newsom Amid Recall Effort\">special election date<\/a> for the swing district seat following Santos&#8217; removal from office<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cExpulsion Vote Removes Indicted GOP Rep. George Santos from\u200b Capitol<\/p>\n<p>House members made \u2062a bold\u200c move on Friday, using a rare expulsion vote to remove\u2064 indicted\u200d New \u2063York \u200bGOP Rep. George\u200c Santos from the Capitol. This\u2063 powerful action has only been successfully deployed six times in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the days leading up to his removal from office due to\u200c numerous allegations of ethics violations and criminal fraud, a larger-than-life inflatable Santos was causing a\u200d stir. MoveOn Political \u2062Action, a \u200bliberal\u200b group, unveiled a 15-foot balloon featuring Santos in a suit and \u2064tie with the words &#8220;full of lies&#8221; emblazoned \u200don it. \u2064This political stunt aimed to persuade lawmakers to oust the freshman lawmaker. But\u200d on a blustery Tuesday, the\u200b cartoon Santos broke free and careened around \u200bthe Capitol, creating \u2064quite \u2064a spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the real Santos is out of a job, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) will soon announce a \u200cspecial election date for the swing district seat.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2063 more details, click here to read\u200b more from The Washington\u200b Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Scenes \u200bfrom the Week of Nov. 27<\/p>\n<p>Take a \u200cglimpse into the events of the week of Nov. 27 through the lens of Washington\u2063 Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; House Speaker \u2062Mike \u2062Johnson (R-LA) pays \u2062a \u2062visit to the \u2062Senate to meet with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; First Lady Jill Biden unveils the\u200b White House holiday decor, but\u2062 the Biden grandchildren stockings are noticeably\u2063 absent.<\/p>\n<p>In an unprecedented\u200c move, the House of Representatives voted to expel indicted GOP Representative George Santos \u200bfrom the Capitol.\u200b This marks only the sixth\u200b time in U.S. history that such\u200d an expulsion vote has been successfully enacted. Santos, who had faced numerous\u200c ethics\u200b violations and criminal fraud charges, was deemed \u200cunfit to hold office \u200cby his\u200b fellow lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to his expulsion, a controversial political stunt took\u2062 place involving a larger-than-life inflatable representation \u2062of\u200b Santos. MoveOn Political Action, a liberal group, unveiled a\u200d 15-foot balloon depicting Santos dressed in a suit and tie with the words\u200d &#8220;full\u200c of lies&#8221;\u200d prominently displayed. The\u200d intention behind this \u2064display was to \u2063sway legislators into removing the freshman lawmaker from office. However, the inflatable Santos broke free from its restraints on a windy Tuesday and caused quite a \u2063commotion as it bounced around the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>With Santos \u200bnow out of the picture, \u2063Governor Kathy\u200d Hochul (D-NY) is expected to announce a special election date to fill the vacant seat in\u200c the swing district. \u2064This election will give voters\u2063 a chance\u200d to \u2063elect a new representative \u2062who will hopefully restore trust and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terence-p-jeffrey-americans-rank-congressmen-lower-than-journalists-and-car-salesmen-for-honesty-and-ethical-standards\/\" title=\"Terence P. Jeffrey: Americans Rank Congressmen Lower Than Journalists and Car Salesmen for Honesty and Ethical Standards\">uphold ethical standards<\/a> in government.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the Washington Examiner provides a glimpse into the\u200b events of the week of Nov. 27 through the lens of their photographer\u2063 Graeme Jennings. Highlights include House Speaker\u2063 Mike Johnson (R-LA)\u2063 meeting with\u200c Minority \u2064Leader Mitch McConnell\u200c (R-KY) \u2063in the Senate, and First Lady Jill Biden unveiling the White\u2062 House holiday decor, where the\u200d absence\u200b of Biden grandchildren stockings was a noticeable detail.<\/p>\n<p>The expulsion of \u2063George\u2063 Santos serves \u2064as a reminder that no one is \u2063above the \u2064law, and that ethical conduct is essential\u2062 for\u2064 elected officials. As the special election approaches, \u2063it will be interesting to \u2062see who the voters choose as\u2062 their new representative and how they will work towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-outran-prominent-progressives-in-their-own-congressional-districts\/\" title=\"Eric Adams Outran Prominent Progressives In Their Own Congressional Districts\">restoring public trust<\/a> in the political system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House members expelled indicted New York GOP Rep. George Santos, a rare move used only six times in U.S. history. 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