George Santos faces expulsion in historic House vote

The US House of Representatives will vote within hours on whether to expel New York Republican George Santos after a damning ethics report, fraud charges and fabrications about his past.

The Republican-led body failed in two previous roll calls to oust Mr Santos.

But the embattled congressman has conceded it may well be third time lucky for his political enemies.

As colleagues debated his future on Thursday, he refused to resign and accused them of bullying him.

In a defiant news conference the 35-year-old Long Island lawmaker said he wouldn't quit, "because if I leave, they win".

Earlier this month, the House ethics committee found he "blatantly stole from his campaign" and exploited "every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit".