What’s next after Santos’s ouster |
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) became the sixth House member ever expelled Friday, setting up a special election that’ll determine just how thin the Republican Party’s majority remains for the rest of the 118th Congress. In the meantime, the GOP is down a vote ahead of big decisions on annual appropriations bills and funding for Ukraine, Israel, the border and more.
Santos’s exit leaves Republicans with a 221-213 majority until the special election. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has 10 days to call an election, which must take place 70-80 days from then. There won’t be a special primary election. Rather, local party leaders will pick their parties’ nominees. A number of people have already jumped in, including:
- Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D)
- Former state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D)
- Businessman Austin Cheng (D)
- Former New York Police Department detective Mike Sapraicone (R)
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Businessman and Air Force veteran Kellan Curry (R)
President Biden won the district by 8 percentage points in 2020. And Suozzi beat Santos by 12 percentage points in the House election that year. More from The Hill: GOP lawmaker says Santos charged his personal credit card without authorization |
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House GOP weighs impeachment inquiry vote |
House Rules Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) says he expects a vote on whether to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Biden within the next couple weeks.
The inquiry already kicked off without such a vote, but GOP members on Friday “discussed whether a formal vote would help back the legitimacy of the inquiry as they face resistance from the White House to their subpoenas,” The Hill’s Rebecca Beitsch wrote. The White House, for its part, argued, “Claims of ‘obstruction’ and ‘stonewalling’ are easily refuted by the facts.” Read more here. |
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Americans divided over Israel, Ukraine aid: polls |
The Senate is set to consider President Biden‘s request for funding for Ukraine, Israel, humanitarian aid to Gaza and more next week.
This follows the GOP-majority House passing a standalone Israel aid bill last month, contrary to Democrats’ and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s (R-Ky.) push to tie funding for Israel and Ukraine together.
Recent polls show ample division among Americans regarding aid to Israel and Ukraine.
A recent Economist/YouGov poll showed Republicans were more likely to support additional aid to Israel, while Democrats were more likely to support additional aid to Ukraine: |
Flourish | The Hill, Rashad Simmons | The Economist/YouGov poll, Nov. 25-27 |
Fewer independents than Democrats or Republicans supported increasing aid to either Israel or Ukraine, the YouGov poll found.
A Gallup poll from Nov. 1-21 found 42 percent saying the U.S. is doing the “right amount” to provide military aid to Israel. A quarter said “not enough,” while 31 percent said “too much.” -
Thirty-eight percent of Republicans said not enough was going to Israel, compared to 12 percent of Democrats.
Concerning humanitarian aid to Palestinians, 40 percent said the U.S. isn’t doing enough. -
55 percent of Democrats felt that way, compared to 27 percent of Republicans. (Margin of error = 4 percentage points)
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UAW largest union to call for ceasefire
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) became the largest union to call for a long-term Israel-Hamas ceasefire Friday, as fighting resumed following a seven-day pause to allow for detainee exchanges and the entrance of more humanitarian aid into Gaza. |
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Respiratory illness activity by state
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Credit: Greg Nash, The Hill |
Here’s who’s coming up on the Sunday shows this weekend: “CBS Sunday Morning” — Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)
NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)
CBS’s “Face the Nation” — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) and National Security Council spokesman John Kirby
ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.)
FOX’s “Fox News Sunday” — Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr., Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.)
CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” — Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) |
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Saturday: Former President Trump holds campaign events in Cedar Rapids and Coralville, Iowa. |
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