21 Nov 2023

USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 21 November 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) waits for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.   Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

US Rep. George Santos waits for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol on 7 February 2023 in Washington, DC. Photo: WIN MCNAMEE / AFP / GETTY

A new investigation on disgraced congressman George Santos shows that he took money from his campaign fund and spent it on a wild array of purchases, including Only Fans subscriptions, and botox. And concern is growing over Donald Trump's increasing use of authoritarian language.

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk