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Why Republicans haven't fielded more LGBTQ+ candidates reflects the party's inability to relate to the community, its refusal to support and sponsor equality legislation, and a failure to recruit queer candidates, according to many former party strategists and consultants. To understand why there has not been more of an effort to field LGBTQ+ candidates and why the party still hasn't made headway with queer voters, it's important to note that the GOP made anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and policies an unofficial (and later official) cornerstone of its platform for four decades. "I don't know that engaging more LGBTQ candidates in the Republican Party is fixable in the current atmosphere of the Republican Party", argues Tim Miller, a gay former Republican National Committee spokesperson and a writer for The Bulwark, a neoconservative news and opinion website. [Extracted from the article]

Santos pleaded not guilty to multiple fraud charges last May and was later expelled from the House of Representatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Expelled former Rep. George Santos said he will take his "Ulta MAGA/Trump supporting values to the ballot" as an independent candidate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mazi Melesa Pilip, a county legislator from Nassau County, has been chosen as the Republican candidate for a House special election on February 13th. The election is being held to fill the seat left vacant by former Representative George Santos, who was expelled by his colleagues. Pilip, an Ethiopian native and veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces, will face off against former Representative Tom Suozzi, the Democratic candidate. The district, which includes parts of Queens, covers affluent areas such as Oyster Bay and Kings Point. [Extracted from the article]

George Santos, a member of the US Congress, has been expelled after a year of revelations about his fabrications and alleged misconduct. Santos, who was elected in 2022, was found to have lied about his education, work experience, and personal background. The House voted 311-114 to remove him, with many Republicans switching sides after an Ethics Committee investigation substantiated new allegations. Santos' expulsion creates an open seat in a Democratic-leaning district and weakens the Republican majority in the House. A special election will be held to fill the seat within the next three months. [Extracted from the article]

George Santos, a New York Republican, has been expelled from the US House of Representatives after being indicted for fraud, theft, and lying to the government. The bipartisan vote to remove Santos surpassed the required majority, with many Republicans switching sides after an Ethics Committee investigation substantiated new allegations against him. Santos is the first House member to be expelled since 2002 and only the sixth in US history. His expulsion creates an open seat in a Democratic-leaning district, eroding the narrow Republican majority in the House. A special election will be held to fill the seat within 90 days. [Extracted from the article]

George Santos, a New York Republican, has been expelled from the US House of Representatives after being indicted for fraud, theft, and lying to the government. The bipartisan vote to remove Santos surpassed the required majority and was supported by Republicans who had previously blocked his expulsion. Santos's departure creates an open seat in a Democratic-leaning district, and a special election will be held within 90 days to fill the seat. The expulsion marks the end of a political saga that raised questions about how a candidate with audacious falsehoods in his biography could be elected to federal office. [Extracted from the article]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) could become the sixth member of Congress to be expelled from the House of Representatives this week, as lawmakers are expected to take act... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the first effort from Santos' own party to expel him from Congress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- A group of New York Republicans moved Wednesday to expel George Santos from the US House, marking a potential turning point in the saga of the freshman congressman whose alleged fraud and fabrications led to criminal charges and national notoriety. The expulsion resolution follows a new federal indictment in New York that charged Santos with 10 new counts of credit card fraud and falsification related to his 2022 campaign fundraising. Among the new charges are allegations that Santos used straw donors to inflate his fundraising totals in order to defraud the Republican Party of matching funds to competitive House races. [Extracted from the article]

Reports from January claimed the fundraiser impersonated McCarthy's chief of staff Dan Meyer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- Democrats will attempt to expel Representative George Santos from the US House of Representatives this week with a resolution that's unlikely to pass but will force Republicans to take a public stance on the scandal-plagued freshman. While most members of New York's Republican delegation have called on Santos to resign, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said a decision should wait until after a verdict in Santos's criminal case. [Extracted from the article]

A growing list of Republicans have called on George Santos to resign, while some have pushed for him to be ousted from the House. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Santos's candidacy came in a filing to the Federal Election Commission, which had given Santos a deadline of Tuesday to declare his candidacy because he had already raised more than the threshold of $5,000 to trigger the filing requirement. (Bloomberg) -- Representative George Santos filed paperwork Tuesday declaring his intention to seek reelection in 2024, even as he fights off an ethics investigation into myriad lies about his background and experience. [Extracted from the article]

Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha, a man convicted of credit card skimming and deported to Brazil, has accused Republican Rep. George Santos, of New York, of leading the scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The calls for Santos' expulsion are an escalation of GOP calls for his resignation over a ballooning lying scandal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Molinaro and D'Esposito join fellow New York Republican Nick LaLota, who said Monday he would also vote to kick Santos out of Congress. (Bloomberg) -- Representatives Marc Molinaro and Anthony D'Esposito on Tuesday came out in favor of expulsion for George Santos, a fellow New York Republican, building on a groundswell of support for the move as the embattled fabulist rejects demands to voluntarily resign from the House. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Representative Nick LaLota said Monday he hopes George Santos, a fellow New York Republican, will soon be expelled from the House for fraud over his serial fabrications to voters. House Rules Chair Tom Cole of Oklahoma said Santos should get a hearing, when asked about LaLota's demand. [Extracted from the article]

Here's What That Means But moments before the speech, Santos got into it with Romney, the GOP standard-bearer in the 2012 election. (Bloomberg) -- Embattled GOP Representative George Santos showed up early to claim a coveted aisle seat that was well-placed for a chance to shake President Joe Biden's hand at the State of the Union address, but instead he ended up sparring with Republican Senator Mitt Romney. [Extracted from the article]

George Santos Didn't Snag a Biden Handshake at State of the Union Debut - Yet (Bloomberg) -- Embattled Representative George Santos was well-placed to shake President Joe Biden's hand at the State of the Union address, having shown up early to save a coveted aisle seat, but the president bypassed him on the way in to the chamber. (Adds Biden bypassing Santos in first paragraph) ©2023 Bloomberg L.P. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- George Santos is better known for the lies he's told rather than anything he's actually done in Congress. Roger Williams, the chair of the Small Business Committee, said Santos left the door open to returning to the committees "when there comes a point he is not an issue anymore.". [Extracted from the article]

Rep. George Santos has inspired memes and mockery, after his increasingly absurd lies have been exposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]