Rep. George Santos on Friday was expelled from Congress in a historic 311-114 vote as fellow lawmakers moved to end a yearlong drama sparked by his campaign of lies and alleged fraud. The Long Island and Queens Republican lawmaker became the first member of Congress to be ousted without being convicted of a crime since the Civil War.

The House has voted to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York following a critical ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use, making him

Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican who won election last fall on what was later revealed to be a largely fabricated biography, today became only the sixth member of the House of Representatives ever to be expelled from Congress.