More important than who wins an election is that we have elections, and a democracy, in the first place. As authoritarian regimes around the world continue to gain ground, the United States cannot falter on principles of truth in our elections. | Senator Mitt Romney

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that he told Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) — who has admitted to fabricating large swaths of his biography and whose campaign finances are under investigation — that he did not belong there. Santos is facing a possible investigation by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee and last month stepped down from his committee assignments. “Given the fact that [Santos is] under ethics investigation, he should be sitting in the back row and staying quiet instead of parading i