campaign. he can defend himself in a court of law, but for the purposes of this body, he s gotta go. and go, he did. becoming just the sixth member of congress to be expelled from that once august legislative body and further narrowing republicans already meager majority. plus, bombing and fighting resumes in gaza as the temporary trice expires among new revelations when israel learned about a potential october 7th attack. and governors ron desantis and gavin newsom duke it out in a live debate as we learn more about the scandalous allegations swirling around florida republican chair and moms for liberty cofounder kristen ziegler. and we begin tonight with an historic day on capitol hill. the infamous kind. prior to today, only five house members have ever been expelled, all in cases of criminality or disloyalty, aka, treason. three house members were expelled in 1861 for disloyalty to the union. john bullock clark and henny cornelius burnett of kentucky all served
i m ari melber live in washington where congress held this historic vote to expel indicted republican congressman george santos. on this vote, the yeas are 311, the nays are 114. two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the resolution is adopted. the chair announces to the house that in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from new york, mr. santos, the whole number of the house is now 434. that is exactly how it just went down. george santos, the now-former congressman, could be seen walking off the house floor for the last time during this session of congress. there he is with a handshake. this is a major shift, because republicans had previously, until today, stood by santos through the earlier scandals, the bad press, and even his initial indictment. this change came fast, santos going from that floor to exiting capitol hill as staff literally changed the locks to the offices, you see there, that he is no longer holding. this dam politically and legislatively broke wi
donald trump, now convicted felon, stands across these three criminal enterprises . we made this based on our legal analysis and reported it for the first time last night but the underlying facts are known but here they are together. the leaders have been convicted of serious crimes across quite a long range of time. trump s new convection is still sinking in across the nation and the process will play out. he is awaiting sentencing. it completes this picture of criminality that surrounds him because of the people he picked and whom he often stood with and they stood by him as long as they divide police and law enforcement and defended him, they stay together. this band of, quite literal, convicted felons. criminals. while last week was understandably first focused on the conviction of one man, in order to see the broad reality you have to see how his conviction did cap off these years of crimes by many people across different enterprises. only now is he joining those other a
waking american knows the big national news is that the checks are in the mail, with the huge covid bill delivering immediate results and impact. that s the story. that s the thing that can really impact your life and your family s life and your community s existence over these next few crucial months. it s what president biden is leaning into, directly admitting as well that democrats have sometimes flubbed this next part. joe biden siting his own experience in the obama/biden administration when some thought the economic rebound would speak for itself. well, now biden is saying not this time. biden s aides stressing they are rightfully proud of this giant bill, this progressive policy bill, and they will use the megaphone so americans hear about it around the country. there is a policy piece to that effort so people learn about how they can access the benefits, how they can get vaccinate, what the new rules are as well as the new funding. and the president of course spoke t
hi, the nicolle. i am ari melber. we begin in a sense with how we left off last night, and how it fits with brand-new developments today. donald trump, now convicted felon, stands atop these three criminal enterprises, which we ve been reporting out for you. we made this based on legal analysis and reporting for the first time last night. the underlying facts are known, but here they are together. the leaders have been convicted of serious crimes across quite a long range of time. trump s new conviction is still sinking in across the nation, and the process will play out. he s awaiting sentencing. it completes this picture criminality that surrounds him because of the people he picked and who he often stood with and they stood by him as long as they defied police and law enforcement defended him, they stayed together, this band of quite literal convicted felons, criminals. while last week was understandably first focused on the conviction of one man, in order to see the bro