Homocons

Mother Jones reports: The shitstorm swirling around the Republican politician has particularly resonated with Brazilian, who are big on soap operas and have a singular appreciation for dramatic plot twists in politics. Most reactions express a mix of embarrassment and amusement. While Santos wasn’t born in Brazil, some Brazilians have attributed his flexible relationship to the truth to his heritage …

The Daily Beast reports: Herschel Walker’s son is calling for the resignation of CPAC’s Matt Schlapp following allegations that Schlapp groped a campaign staffer for the Republican candidate. “Typical predator,” Christian Walker said in a video Saturday. “Preys on this poor little staffer who’s just trying to work his way up in Republican politics, then gets assaulted by one of …

The New York Post reports: Rep. George Santos is staffing up on Capitol Hill even as he’s gotten the cold shoulder from many Republicans colleagues who want nothing to do with him considering his litany of lies about his personal and professional background. The hiring spree includes bringing on Viswanag “Vish” Burra, a MAGA world political operative tied to ex-White …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: After the vote for speaker, the members of the House officially were sworn in. That includes New York Republican George Santos. During the multiple days of voting for the House speaker, Santos dodged reporters in Washington, refusing to answer questions about numerous lies regarding his education, employment and family history. Santos is under criminal …

The far-right Washington Times reports: Rep.-elect George Santos hasn’t been sworn in yet as a freshman congressman, but prominent GOP leaders in New York are already mulling potential replacements in hopes he can be forced to resign. The list includes Assemblyman Mike Durso, Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and former Assemblyman Mike LiPetri, GOP sources told The Washington Times. If …

CNN reports: The Federal Election Commission has flagged issues with contributions made to embattled Rep.-elect George Santos’ campaign, according to a letter addressed to the New York Republican’s fundraising committee this week. The commission has requested clarification and more information on certain donors and about apparent excessive contributions to Santos’ winning 2022 campaign. The FEC letter informed Santos that the …

CNN reports:   A Brazilian former shop clerk allegedly defrauded out of more than $1,300 by George Santos has a message to voters who cast ballots for the Republican congressman-elect: “Don’t feel guilty, he does that really well. He’s a professional liar.” In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Bruno Simões said that Santos in 2008 paid for merchandise using …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. George Santos is once again on the move. At least, that’s what the embattled Republican congressman-elect told The Daily Beast this week, in response to questions about the Queens apartment he’s been staying at with his sister. It turns out, according to court records, his sister was already facing potential eviction for failure to pay …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Tuesday did not go smoothly for embattled Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos. To start the day, he refused to comment to reporters late Tuesday morning while hurriedly blowing by a media scrum, leading them on something of a chase en route to his Washington, D.C., office. After racing through what appeared, at times, to …

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos has already hit a dead end on his first day in Congress. While the admitted liar — who’s now under federal and local investigation — the Republican’s first day of work suggests the next two years might be an uphill battle for him. Santos arrived at the U.S. Capitol without his husband—and his wedding …

The Washington Post reports: Members are beginning to arrive to gavel in the 118th Congress. Of course, it remains unclear when members will be sworn in, given that privilege is reserved for the new speaker. The mood so far is jovial. A lot of members have brought their kids and grandkids on the floor. Members from both sides of the …

Semafor reports: If McCarthy can’t secure the gavel after the first ballot, House members will have to keep voting until they’ve picked somebody as speaker. One relatively ardent McCarthy supporter told Semafor that they would probably be willing to go up to 12 rounds of voting, which would likely last between 3 and 4 days. Meanwhile, a senior Republican staffer …

“Listen, his conduct is embarrassing and unbecoming, and it is certainly a distraction. There are multiple investigations as you said. I have said he should cooperate fully with those investigations. “His election has been certified, so he will be seated in this Congress. But ultimately, obviously, we will see what the investigations come back with. “There are numerous investigations at …

CNN reports: Congressman-elect George Santos of New York is scheduled to be sworn in to Congress on Tuesday as he faces mounting scrutiny and condemnation over lies about his biography and amid an investigation by federal prosecutors into his finances. All incoming members of the 118th Congress are scheduled to be sworn in following the vote for House speaker at …

The New York Times reports: When Representative-elect George Santos takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, he will do so under the shadow of active investigations by federal and local prosecutors into potential criminal activity during his two congressional campaigns. But an older criminal case may be more pressing: Brazilian law enforcement authorities intend to revive fraud charges against Mr. …

The Albany Times-Union reports: Neither Stefanik’s office nor her campaign responded to a request for comment on Santos, who is the subject of multiple investigations into his background and — more perilously — the sources of his personal wealth and campaign funds. Progressives have resurfaced a May tweet from Stefanik in which she posed with Santos following a campaign fundraiser …

The New York Times reports: One who was close to Mr. Santos was Pedro Vilarva. Mr. Vilarva met Mr. Santos in 2014, when he was 18 and Mr. Santos was 26. Mr. Vilarva found him charming and sweet. They dated for a few months before Mr. Santos suggested they move in together. Mr. Vilarva said he felt on top of …

Mediaite reports: Voters of Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) expressed to CNN how they feel about him given the lies he told about his background, though they were split on whether he should resign. “I am completely betrayed,” said Santos voter Teodora Choolfaian. “George Santos is a fraud,” she added. “I no longer support him.” Regarding his false claims of being …

The Hill reports: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said on Sunday that Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) must take “huge steps” to regain public trust after Santos admitted to lying about his background on the campaign trail. But the Texas Republican, who is leaving Congress, also said Santos could be forgiven by the GOP for owning up to the false statements and …

“As far as oil, we can fix this. Bring back energy independence. Keystone XL pipeline. Stop creating limits for the permits already out there. “Allow our men and women who are there drilling responsibly with carbon capture technology that I helped develop and fundraise for. “In my career, I’ve had a very extensive role in gas and oil in this …