Weekly Roundup: The House Expels Santos, and A Clash of Two Governors
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Plus, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis debated California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a debate on Fox News this week. It was a glimpse of the Democratic and Republican visions for the future in a post-Biden and Trump world.
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| 0:54.8 | I'm Tamor Keith. |
| 0:55.6 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:56.6 | I'm Susan Davis. |
| 0:57.6 | I cover politics. |
| 0:58.6 | I'm Eric McDaniel. I cover Congress. |
| 1:00.6 | And today, the House of Representatives voted to do something it hasn't done in |
| 1:05.2 | more than 20 years. It voted to expel serial fabulous George Santos. |
| 1:10.5 | That in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from New York, Mr. Santos, the whole |
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