George Santos, surrounded by controversy, is still set to be sworn in today

Plus, the NY laws which took effect Jan. 1. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Ad: New Jersey Symphony's 2022/2023 centennial season with yo yo ma]( Sponsored Message Here's everything you need to know about George Santos as he’s set to be sworn into office Tuesday. [George Santos speaks to a crowd in Las Vegas.]( David Becker for the Washington Post via Getty George Santos is set to be sworn into office Tuesday afternoon along with other members of the 118th Congress, amid roiling controversy [regarding a string of falsehoods and deceptions]( he told about himself to propel his congressional campaign. Santos, who will represent the 3rd Congressional District covering parts of Nassau County and Queens, [faces the threat of multiple investigations](. What did Santos lie about? Santos lied about his religion, where he went to school, where he worked, running a nonprofit, [being robbed of his rent money]( and employing four people who were killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting, to name a few. [Here’s a complete list](. How did no one catch this, say, before the election? Actually, some people did. Reporters at the local Long Island weekly paper The North Shore Leader [covered a lot of these irregularities a month ahead of the November election](. The paper wrote that it wanted to endorse a Republican but instead picked his Democratic opponent Robert Zimmerman. It went on to call Santos “bizarre, unprincipled and sketchy” and dubbed him “Scam-tos.” But their reporting went largely unnoticed. ( [Read more about how and why Santos's lies weren't common knowledge]( How has Santos responded when confronted about biographical inconsistencies? Santos has granted a handful of interviews to City & State, The New York Post, and Fox News since the Dec. 19 New York Times investigation. In those interviews he admitted to certain inaccuracies and résumé embellishments but remained defiant, [accusing critics of nitpicking.]( [Read more about who's investigating, and what could happen after today's swearing in here.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ad: New Jersey Symphony's 2022/2023 centennial season with music director xian zhang]( Sponsored Message --------------------------------------------------------------- New York Political Headlines [Mayor Eric Adams in an NYPD hat]( [New York laws which took effect Jan. 1]( The new measures include lengthening the voter registration period and compensation for college athletes. [An image of Amy DeGise from her City Council campaign video]( [Amy DeGise’s allies said let the 'process play out’ after infamous Jersey City crash. It’s about to.]( The Democratic councilmember refused to step down. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop refused to say if she should. [Kathy Hochul is sworn in as governor of New York]( [Kathy Hochul sworn in as governor of New York for full term, vowed to ‘make a difference’]( For the first time in New York state history, a woman held her hand on a Bible to take the oath of office for a full gubernatorial term of her own, as elected by the people of the state. [A photo of Gov. Kathy Hochul waiving. ]( [Hochul’s pick to oversee NY’s highest court in jeopardy as ‘no’ votes mount]( Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick was in peril on Thursday after additional state senators said they’d vote against Hector LaSalle's nomination as New York state's next chief judge. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ad: New Jersey Symphony's 2022/2023 centennial season with yo yo ma]( Sponsored Message Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential political coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [WNYC]( [WQXR]( [NJPR]( [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 All rights reserved. [Terms of Use.]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list