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The clock is ticking on Rep. George Santos’s congressional career as a vote looms on the embattled lawmaker’s expulsion in the coming days. The Long Island Republican could face a fresh vote to boot him from office as early as Wednesday as the House of Representatives returns from its Thanksgiving break. Santos admitted over the holiday weekend that he believes he will be ousted after the recent release of an extraordinarily damning ethics committee report that accused him of using his congressional campaign as his personal piggy bank. He would be the first lawmaker since the Civil War era to ...

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is still upset after he was allegedly shoved in the halls of the Capitol building by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

In an interview with CNN's Manu Raju, Burchett recounted the incident, which was first reported by NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, in which McCarthy walked by him and allegedly gave him a sharp elbow.

Burchett then denounced the former speaker in more personal terms.

"As I have stated many times, he is a bully with $17 million and a security detail," he said. "He is the type of guy that, when you are a kid, he would throw the rock over the fence and run home to hide behind his mama's skirt. He hit from behind, and that kind of stuff. That is not the way we handle things in East Tennessee."

McCarthy has denied elbowing Burchett, who was one of eight Republican lawmakers to vote to oust him as speaker earlier this year.

However, Burchett told Raju that he is not buying McCarthy's denial for a minute.

"Of course, as he always does, he just denies it or blames somebody else or something," said Burchett, who claimed that he was still feeling some pain in his kidneys thanks to his encounter with McCarthy.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) reportedly stepped in to stop a "literal brawl" during a Senate hearing Tuesday.

At a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee meeting, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) read a tweet from Teamster Sean O'Brien. The social media post suggested O'Brien was ready to fight the senator.

"Sir, this is a time, this is a place," Mullin said. "If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults, we can finish it here."

"Perfect," O'Brien replied.

"You want to do it now?" Mullin challenged.

"I'd love to do it right now," O'Brien insisted.

"Well, stand your butt up then," the senator said.

"You stand your butt up," O'Brien shot back.

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At that point, Mullin stood up and prepared to fight O'Brien before Sanders spoke up.

"Oh, hold it," Sanders remarked. "Is that your solution? No, no, sit down. Sit down. You're a United States Senator. Act like it."

Bloomberg's Ian Kullgren described the incident as a near "literal brawl."

"This is the most insane thing I have ever seen on Capitol Hill," he wrote on X.

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) left the presidential race on Sunday night, reported MSNBC, citing a Fox report.

"One thing I would recommend to every American if you ever want to love your country more, run for president," Scott told Trey Gowdy. "Traveling this country and meeting people [was] one of the most fantastic experiences of my entire life. I love America more today than I did on May 22. When I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign. I think the voters were the most remarkable people on the planet have been really clear. They are telling me not now. I don't think they're saying no, but I do think they're saying not now. So, I'm going to respect the voters, and I'm going to hold on and work really hard and look forward to the other opportunities."

Scott had a rough moment at the GOP debate this week, only being noticed for the fact that he brought his girlfriend out for the public to see.

According to strategists on MSNBC, Scott wasn't likely to break through, particularly when it comes to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's surge in the polls.

Former Vice President Mike Pence dropped out early last week, but his polls were so weak that it didn't add to anyone other campaigns.

Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) called it a South Carolina play, and explained that donors he shored up from the state may have been unwilling to help continue to help his campaign.

Scott went on to tell reporters he wasn't ready to indicate who would get his support.

See a report from MSNBC on the matter in the video below or at the link here.

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As former President Donald Trump took the witness stand on Monday to testify in his civil fraud trial, CNN anchor Kate Bolduan was shocked at how apparently incoherent his testimony was.

In particular, at one moment, Trump seemed to suggest his properties were both valued too high and too low.

"His take on his — his description of his involvement in these financial statements, and it seems somewhat from the quotes coming out like a word salad on the stand," said Bolduan. "And some of them ... I thought that the apartment was high, and we changed it, and earlier, he said that he thought that the values were off on the financial statements at times both high and low, and ultimately Mar-a-Lago was underestimated as we heard him say outside of the court, and then he said, 40 Wall Street was very underestimated for tremendous value."

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"And the attorney, and one of the state, Kevin Wallis, one of the attorneys seemed visibly surprised when he said both high and low, and pausing to review a transcript before asking Trump to elaborate."

New York Attorney General Letitia James is alleging Trump and his two adult sons systematically lied about the value of their assets to get more favorable loan deals, and is seeking $250 million in fines and the dissolution of the Trump Organization companies.

Judge Arthur Engoron has already ruled on the merits in summary judgment, making the trial primarily about the scope of damages

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