#Washington news

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U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve. Afterward, he said wouldn’t drop his reelection bid, defying calls to resign.

Santos’ 13-count federal indictment was a reckoning for a web of fraud and deceit that prosecutors say overlapped with his fantastical public image as a wealthy businessman — a fictional biography that began to unravel after he won election last fall.

Santos, 34, was released on $500,000 bond following his arraignment, about five hours after turning himself in to authorities on Long Island to face charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to Congress. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Didn’t he already said he lied?

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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be Home speaker and can attempt to unite earlier than a flooring vote

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the following Home speaker and can now attempt to unite across the conservative in a flooring vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the publish. In personal balloting on the Capitol, Home Republicans pushed apart Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman, in favor of Scalise, the present majority…

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Former Trump State Department official convicted for attacking police during Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — A man who worked as a politically appointed State Department official in former President Donald Trump‘s administration was convicted Thursday of charges that he attacked police officers during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Judge Trevor McFadden heard testimony without a jury before he convicted the former official, Federico Guillermo Klein, and a…

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