Temporary resignation comes as Republican lawmaker is probed for embellishing on finances, family, resume; meanwhile, Republicans move to oust Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs panel

US House representative who fabricated most of life story before election said 'hight hitler,' joked about killing Jews in 2011 Facebook post

Mazi Melesa Pilip, who was airlifted to Israel in Operation Solomon before later moving to Long Island, says she's focused on current post in Nassau County and not US House seat

NY lawmaker's own campaign team commissioned report in 2021 with conclusions that prompted many to resign; questions and doubts circulated, but no action ever taken, NYT reports

Freshman Republican lawmaker who lied about personal and campaign finances, as well as his work history and family heritage, flatly rejects growing calls to step down

Republican representative-elect refuses questions from reporters, sits alone in chamber amid uproar over fabricating his past, including supposed Jewish heritage

Long Island prosecutors launch probe into falsehoods and fabrications about NY Representative-elect's heritage, education, professional background

Republican Jewish Coalition dissociates from George Santos after he acknowledged 'embellishments' in bio but insisted he never said he was Jewish, as new evidence shows otherwise

After media reports reveal he isn't grandson of German refugees who fled the Nazis, a former Goldman Sachs employee or a college graduate, George Santos says he's not quitting

Maternal grandparents of George Santos born in Brazil, documents show, contradicting GOP candidate's claim they escaped Europe; elected Republican also campaigned with false resume