Expulsions, Wars, Cases, and Escapes: A News Roundup

GOP US Rep. George Santos has been expelled from the House, making him the sixth lawmaker ever to be expelled from the chamber. Israel has resumed combat operations in Gaza, bombarding the area after the collapse of a truce. A Palestinian college student shot in Vermont is now paralyzed from the chest down. The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump's election subversion case has refused to dismiss the charges against him, and Trump's criminal trial is set for March. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has passed away at the age of 93.