George Santos Survives off Misplaced Concerns of ‘Precedent’
Plus: Republicans finally lash out at Tommy Tuberville in late-night standoff
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Today’s newsletter starts with a quick refresher on the last 24 hours in Congress. Chaos descended on both sides of the Capitol Wednesday evening. The House failed to expel George Santos again, despite Republicans being the ones to bring forward the resolution to do so this time. (We’ll unpack how that happened.) In the Senate, Republicans—finally—confronted Tommy Tuberville over his months-long hold on military promotions, and tried to work around him.
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