George Santos sentenced to more than 7 years in prison 

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison on Friday, putting a bookend on the two-plus-year scandal that captivated Washington and brought the New York Republican from a GOP trailblazer to an embarrassing stain on the party. The sentence, as reported by The Associated Press, marks the latest development in the drama that was Congressman Santos, who earned praise as the first openly gay Republican to win a House seat as a non-incumbent in