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Former Rep. Tom Suozzi won his House seat back in a special election Tuesday. The office was left vacant by disgraced Republican congressman George Santos. Dems wondering what this could mean for November races.

Voters in New York are choosing the successor to George Santos, the disgraced Republican who was expelled from Congress in December. Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times, explains how the race will hold important clues for both parties.

Lawmakers are scrambling to get things done before the end of the year, but is there an appetite to fund more aid for Ukraine if Republicans' immigration priorities are not met? And, a look at the end of two long-running congressional sagas: the retirement of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., drops his hold on military promotions.
Plus: George Santos'...

Rep. George Santos became the sixth person ever expelled from the House of Representatives Friday. And while Santos has been a political thorn in Republicans' side since his election, not everyone was comfortable kicking him out.
Plus, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis debated California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a debate on Fox News this week. It was a glimpse of the Democratic and Republican...

Israel and Hamas agree to extend a temporary truce by another day. House weighs whether to expel first-term Republican Congressman George Santos. Department of Justice indicts an Indian intelligence officer for allegedly ordering the assassination of a Sikh separatist in New York.

Rep. George Santos faces a new expulsion push led by his own party after a damning report. House investigators found that Mr. Santos used campaign money on personal spending splurges in the Hamptons and Atlantic City. Grace Ashford, who covers New York State politics and government for The Times, explains why, after a year in office, so many colleagues have had enough.

The Biden Administration is implementing strict new rules to deter migrants from overwhelming the border as Title 42 comes to an end. New York Representative George Santos is being charged with 13 federal crimes, including money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to the U.S. House. And, The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new rules to lower emissions from power plants.

Last year, Times reporting revealed the many lies that the freshman Republican congressman George Santos had told about his life and career. Now he is facing legal consequences.

Michael Gold, who covers politics in New York for The Times, explains the charges against Mr. Santos and what they mean for his role in Congress.

Guest: Michael Gold, a New York politics correspondent for The...

This episode includes discussion of sexual violence.
Jurors found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in the civil lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, who says Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store.
While the jurors did not find that Trump raped Carroll, they agreed that he "sexually abused" her and that he defamed her when he...

The leader of Europe's strongest economy is visiting President Biden at the White House. Analysts think German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants the U.S. to back off its confrontation with China. How does Germany see China differently? The House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Congressman George Santos of New York . Also, survivors of an earthquake in Turkey and Syria are now living in temporary...