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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 27

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

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    wowbagger
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    Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from U.S. House ... ... ...

    Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from U.S. House

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    The House voted 311-114 to immediately remove the controversial freshman lawmaker, above the two-thirds majority required to oust one of its own.

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    A bipartisan congressional investigation last month found that he charged almost $4,000 for spa treatments, including Botox, to his congressional campaign account. He also spent more than $4,000 of campaign money at the luxury retail store Hermes and made "smaller purchases" from OnlyFans, an online platform known for sexual content.

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    Santos is only the sixth member to be expelled from the House, and the first who has not been convicted of a crime or fought for the Confederacy during the 1861-65 U.S. Civil War. Democrat James Traficant was the last member to be expelled in 2002, following his criminal corruption conviction.

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    KapteinB
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    The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign - He’s a conservative. He’s a liberal. And he could turn the presidential race upside down.

    The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign - He’s a conservative. He’s a liberal. And he could turn the presidential race upside down.

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    1. wowbagger
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      It doesn't surprise me at all to learn that RFK Jr. hikes with his 3 huge, poorly-behaved dogs off leash, and then just flings their poop off the side of the trail rather than collecting it....

      It doesn't surprise me at all to learn that RFK Jr. hikes with his 3 huge, poorly-behaved dogs off leash, and then just flings their poop off the side of the trail rather than collecting it. Making things worse for other people seems to be his whole brand:

      ...Kennedy is in some cases polling not far behind either likely major-party nominee and in all cases polling well enough that, were the election held today, his presence in the race would define what the next chapter of American history looks like. As he put it, “My intention is to spoil it for both of them.”

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      nukeman
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      This was from earlier in the month, and despite my dislike for Speaker Johnson, he did manage to get bills passed without poison pills.

      This was from earlier in the month, and despite my dislike for Speaker Johnson, he did manage to get bills passed without poison pills.

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      1. boxer_dogs_dance
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        Thanks. My bad for not spotting the date.

        Thanks. My bad for not spotting the date.

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