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Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. When U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday, Sept. 30, that averted a widely expected government shutdown, the measure didn’t include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed. Now the Pentagon, White House and European allies are urging Congress to quickly reconsider. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 15, 2019, during the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has nominated Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Swalwell for the Intelligence Committee in open defiance of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s vow to block them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Rep. Eric Swalwell speculates Kevin McCarthy will be next to leave Congress

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. After a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee citing egregious violations, Santos could be expelled from Congress this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers worry who’s next in firing line after Santos ouster; cheers, warnings greet precedent

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves the Capitol after being expelled from the House of Representatives, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Washington. The House has voted to expel Santos following a critical ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use, making him just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by his colleagues. Expulsion requires support from two-third of the House. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

With the expulsion of Santos and ouster of McCarthy, the House is making unexpected history

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. After a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee citing egregious violations, Santos could be expelled from Congress this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House ejects Santos in historic expulsion vote: ‘A dangerous new precedent’

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. After a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee citing egregious violations, Santos could be expelled from Congress this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

George Santos marches into expulsion vote Friday with some newfound allies

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. After a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee citing egregious violations, Santos could be expelled from Congress this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

George Santos plans to force House vote to expel Jamaal Bowman

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, adjusts his glasses during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. Fauci is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans’ yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci will sit for transcribed interviews in early January and a public hearing at a later date. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Anthony Fauci to testify before Congress on COVID-19 origins, U.S. pandemic response

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., watches as Republicans try to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 25, 2023. The House Ethics panel says it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lawmakers can ‘vote their conscience’ on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

A group of people, including many from China, walk along the wall after crossing the border with Mexico to seek asylum, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, near Jacumba, Calif. As Congress returns this week, Senate Republicans have made it clear they won’t support additional war aid for Ukraine unless they can pair it with border security measures. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. President Joe Biden’s nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other needs sits idle in Congress, neither approved nor rejected, but subjected to new political demands. Republicans are insisting on U.S.-Mexico border policy provisions in exchange for any new funds for Ukraine to fight Russia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled up in border security

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The House Ethics panel says it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. The committee said Thursday that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Fiery Santos expects to be expelled from Congress, has no plans to resign

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Biden's supplemental funding request, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Mayorkas changes tune on need for more border money after repeatedly seeking cuts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., speaks at the Charleston County Democratic Party's Blue Jam, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Phillips made his first campaign appearance in South Carolina since announcing his primary challenge to President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Democrat Dean Phillips will not seek reelection to Congress to focus on presidential race

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

View of the U.S. Capitol building at dusk. (Image: Shutterstock/PQN Studios) ** FILE **

Congress’ spy problem: FBI investigates databases for hackers, foreign influence

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Budget hawks argue that debt commission must be ‘dramatic’ to curb soaring debt

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Utah 2nd Congressional District Republican Celeste Maloy speaks after winning a special election to replace her former boss U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart during an election night party on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in West Valley City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss, Rep. Chris Stewart

By Mead Gruver and Jesse Bedayn - Associated Press

House Commerce subcommittee chair Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., speaks, Feb. 26, 2020, during a hearing on the budget and the coronavirus threat, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Eshoo announced Tuesday she is not running for reelection next year, which marks the end of her more than three decades in Congress representing California’s Silicon Valley. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File )

Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo announces retirement after three decades in Congress

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the final passage of a measure to create domestic terrorism units in the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Rand Paul takes on Dr. Fauci — this time in a new book

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building headquarters is seen in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

FBI agent had to erase public vitriol on Trump; Mar-a-Lago in field office’s jurisdiction

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times