George Santos isn’t done yet

Plus, what Liz Cheney's book could mean for Trump's criminal probe

VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Sunday, December 03, 2023 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT This week, the House voted to expel New York Republican George Santos from Congress. Santos had survived two previous unsuccessful attempts but was unable to weather the fallout from a recent House Ethics Committee report detailing his campaign misconduct. Santos is the first House member to be expelled in more than 20 years and the sixth House member to be expelled in U.S. history.   At the end of a weeklong truce with Hamas, Israel resumed its assault on the Gaza Strip on Friday. Hamas has released 105 hostages since the beginning of the temporary ceasefire on November 24, in exchange for 240 Palestinians who were being held in Israeli jails. On the presidential front, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom took the stage Thursday night for a debate hosted by Fox News. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley snagged a 2024 endorsement that was originally expected to go to DeSantis. However, both Haley and DeSantis are still trailing far behind former President Donald Trump, who remains the Republican frontrunner. On Thursday an appeals court reinstated Trump's gag order in his New York civil fraud case after court officials revealed that Judge Arthur Engoron's clerk had received a "deluge" of threats following the former president's complaints. And on Friday, a federal judge denied two of Trump's motions to dismiss the federal election interference case against him.   Missed something? Don't worry. Here are our select columns and videos from the week. And don't forget to check out MSNBC.com for more.  EDITOR'S PICKS BARBARA MCQUADE How Trump's pardon abuse could tip over into an invitation to violence Think the first Trump administration's pardons were bad? A second one could be even worse. Read more. MARISA KABAS George Santos' first act is over. His second may begin sooner than you think. A combination of factors allowed the politician to fall through the cracks and seize one of the country's most prestigious jobs. Read more. HAYES BROWN Henry Kissinger's legacy is best measured in bodies The elder statesman died at the age of 100. He never showed remorse for the thousands upon thousands whose lives he helped cut short. Read more. JORDAN RUBIN A potentially errant comma in Mike Pence's book could impact Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case The punctuation in a book Mike Pence published last year matters to special counsel Jack Smith in the Washington case. Read more. ZEESHAN ALEEM Why Nikki Haley's latest endorsement is so significant — and not just for 2024 The battle for second place in the GOP presidential race is far from meaningless. Read more. EMMA GRAY The one 'Golden Bachelor' moment I can't get out of my head The radical power of women who demand — and deserve — our full attention. Read more. WEEKENDS WTIH ALEX WITT 'There's a lot of smoke here': What Liz Cheney's new book could reveal for Trump criminal probe Tim Heaphy, former lead investigator for the Jan. 6 Committee, speaks to Alex Witt about the significance of new revelations in former Rep. Liz Cheney's book and whether any of it can be used against Trump in his upcoming criminal trials. WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT Santos threatens to file ethics complaint against four members of Congress Former Congressman George Santos posted on X that he plans to file ethics complaints as a public citizen against four of his former colleagues. ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT Trump suffers two major legal losses in one day as paths of escape narrow NYU Law professor Melissa Murray, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin, and Western New England University law professor Jennifer Taub discuss what the rulings mean for the pace of legal proceedings against Donald Trump. THE BEAT WITH ARI 'F*** Yourself': Elon Musk & MAGA's 'X Plan' go up in flames at bizarre finance talk Ari Melber reports on why Musk's approach to "X' is anti-free speech, and why it isn't working out for Republicans. Political strategist Chai Komanduri also joins. MORE FROM MSNBC Tonight, MSNBC Films presents "Between Life and Death," an NBC News Studios production. The documentary retraces the tragic story of Terri Schiavo from the 1990s and early 2000s, going beyond the headlines of the national debate over her life that reverberates in today's culture wars. Watch "Between Life and Death: Terri Schiavo's Story," tonight at 10pm Eastern on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock. Tomorrow, former Representative Liz Cheney joins Rachel Maddow to discuss the state of the Republican party and the threat former President Trump poses to Democracy. Watch The Rachel Maddow Show, tomorrow at 9PM Eastern on MSNBC. 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