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George Santos' ex-roommate Gregory Morey-Parker is speaking out about their time living together. Morey-Parker says he only remembers Santos using the name Anthony Devolder. "I?ve never known him as George Santos," he said. "He said his like family name was like Zabrovsky." The two met in 2013 and Morey-Parker took Santos up on his offer a year or so later to live with him for a few months in Jackson Heights, Queens while he looked for an apartment. Meanwhile, Rep. Santos (R-NY) has received his first committee assignments, the small business committee and the science, space & technology committee. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

The Republican Party of Nassau County, NY has called on Rep. George Santos to resign amid allegations he falsified his resume, lying about his education, finances, religion and more. In a news conference on Wednesday morning, more than a dozen Republicans within the county that Santos serves said they wanted him to resign. Santos was sworn into office on Saturday morning after Kevin McCarthy was elected House Speaker.

Senators from both parties traveled to the embattled southern border this week to get a first-hand look at the raging migrant crisis at the southern border, just days after President Biden himself toured the area. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) led a bipartisan delegation that also included Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Chris Murphy (D-CT). Meanwhile, Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) has filed impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, delivering on a promise he made before the 118th Congress was officially sworn in. The articles of impeachment against Mayorkas for "high crimes and misdemeanors," known as House Resolution 8, were introduced by Fallon in the House on Jan. 9, 2023 and have been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

President Joe Biden addressed the matter of classified documents that were recovered from his private office at the Penn Biden Center for the first time on Jan. 10, 2023, saying that he was surprised to learn they were there and is cooperating fully with the Justice Department's review. Biden said his personal attorneys found the classified documents as they were clearing the office. "I was briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn that there were any government records that were taken there to that office," President Biden said. "But I don't know what's in the documents. My lawyers have not suggested I ask what documents they were." More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video